title: Laparoscopic resection of a large paraganglioma arising in the organ of Zuckerkandl: Report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: Paragangliomas are catecholamine-secreting neuroendocrine tumours arising from chromaffin tissue at extra-adrenal sites. The commonest site for a paraganglioma is the organ of Zuckerkandl. Traditional treatment of paraganglioma of organ of Zuckerkandl (POZ) involves open surgical resection, and only a few cases of laparoscopic approach to this pathology have been reported. We report the successful laparoscopic resection of a large POZ in a 22-year-old woman and review the previous cases reporting a laparoscopic approach to this rare tumour.
authors.affiliation: Department of Minimal Access Surgery, Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Hrishikesh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Salgaonkar
authors.affiliation: Department of Minimal Access Surgery, Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Ramya Ranjan
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Behera
authors.affiliation: Department of Minimal Access Surgery, Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Pradeep Chandra
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Manoj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chadha
authors.affiliation: Department of Minimal Access Surgery, Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Avinash N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Katara
authors.affiliation: Department of Minimal Access Surgery, Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Deepraj S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Bhandarkar