title: Complete excision of large invasive retroperitoneal paraganglioma mislabelled as hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.
abstract: Paraganglioma originates from chromaffin cells of adrenal medulla and autonomic paraganglia, which are derived from the neural crest cells. Paragangliomas are half as common as pheochromocytomas with 69% occurring in head and neck, 22% in abdomen and pelvis and 10% in the thorax. About 70% paragangliomas are sporadic, 30% are hereditary, having identifiable germline mutations of Succinate Dehydrogenase enzyme (SDH).
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Tasnim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ahsan
authors.affiliation: Liver Transplant Surgery, Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Latif
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate Trainee of Medicine, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sohail
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Rukshanda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jabeen
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Urooj Lal
authors.initials: UL
authors.lastname: Rehman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Invasive Retroperitoneal Paraganglioma Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.