title: Paraganglioma of urinary bladder.
abstract: Paraganglioma of the urinary bladder are tumors of chromaffin tissue originating from the sympathetic innervations of the urinary bladder wall and are extremely rare. Being functional, in most of the cases they are recognized by their characteristic presentation of hypertensive crisis and postmicturition syncope. A silent presentation of a bladder paraganglioma is very unusual but quite dangerous as they are easily misdiagnosed and adequate peri-operative attention is not provided. Here, we are presenting one such silent paraganglioma in adult women who presented with only a single episode of hematuria and severe hypertensive crisis occur during its trans-urethral resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Vinod
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Priyadarshi
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Dilip Kumar
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Pal
keywords: Extra-adrenal; paraganglioma; phaeochromocytoma; urinary bladder