title: An unusual mesenteric tumor 'paraganglioma': a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Paragangliomas are mostly localized in the adrenal medulla and they are usually pheochromocytomas, derived from the neural crest, but otherwise mesenteric paragangliomas are extremely rare tumors.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this article we represent a 59-year-old female with an abdominal mass and pain due to mesenteric paraganglioma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Paragangliomas can occur as mesenteric tumors; usually, preoperative accurate diagnosis is not possible with imaging methods and precise diagnosis is possible after histological evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Elazig Training and Research Hospital, Elazig, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zeynep
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Elazig Training and Research Hospital, Elazig, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cengizhan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: San Ozdemir
authors.affiliation: Department of Patology, Elazig Training and Research Hospital, Elazig, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gunay
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yasar
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Elazig Training and Research Hospital, Elazig, Turkey.
authors.forename: Onder
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Altas
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Elazig Medical Park Hospital, Elazig, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koc
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Elazig Training and Research Hospital, Elazig, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yeliz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gul
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Elazig Training and Research Hospital, Elazig, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Durdag
keywords: Abdominal Neoplasms; Paraganglioma; Tumor