Retroperitoneal paraganglioma with metastasis to the abdominal vertebra: a case report

Diagnostic Pathology

Yaowang Zhao³  Wei Zheng³  Xingjun Wang¹  Jun He² 

[1]Department of Urology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China

[2]Hunan Children Hospital, Changsha 410007, China

[3]Department of Urology, Hunan Children Hospital, Changsha 41007, China

关键词: Vertebra;    Metastasis;    Retroperitoneum;    Paraganglioma;   

Others  :  807305
DOI  :  10.1186/1746-1596-8-52

 received in 2012-12-28, accepted in 2013-03-10,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

Extra-adrenal paraganglioma of the retroperitoneum with metastasis to the vertebra is very rare. To our knowledge this is the first report of this kind of disease in the literature.

Case presentation

Here, we present an oroginal case of paraganglioma of the retroperitoneum with metastasis to the abdominal vertebra in a 42-year-old female patient who was successfully treated by complete removal of the tumor and its metastasis. The patient was followed up for four years and remained disease-free.

Conclusion

Our case demonstrated the need to consider paraganglioma of the retroperitoneum in the differential diagnosis of retroperitoneal mass, metastatic tumors to the vertebra, and the importance of radical surgery for a successful management of the disease.

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【 授权许可】

   
2013 He et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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