Asymptomatic Paraganglioma of the Posterior Mediastinum Misdiagnosed Until Operation

作者：Liu L; Mei J; Che G^*

来源：Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, 2010, 58(5): 302-U9.

DOI：10.1055/s-0029-1185874

• Pheochromocytoma
• posterior mediastinal tumor
• paraganglioma

A 23-year-old female patient was treated for a posterior mediastinal tumor of unknown histology. Her systemic blood pressure increased rapidly to a critical level immediately after starting surgical manipulation of the tumor, which was suggestive of a hyperfunctioning pheochromocytoma. The tumor was removed after controlling the blood pressure and was histologically diagnosed as an extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma. Further postoperative investigations showed the tumor to be a sporadic type through further postoperative investigations and the patient had subsequently an uneventful course.

• 出版日期2010-8
• 单位四川大学