An Unusual Histology for a Lung Nodule: A Case Report of Primary Pulmonary Paraganglioma

Frontiers in Surgery

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Alessandra Mazzucco¹  Eleonora Poirè¹  Andrea Leporati¹  Matteo Chiari¹  Laura Moneghini²  Giorgio Ghilardi¹  Alessandro Baisi¹ 

[1] Thoracic Surgery Unit, University of Milan—Aziende Socio Sanitarie Territoriali (ASST) Santi Paolo e Carlo;Unit of Anatomical Pathology—Aziende Socio Sanitarie Territoriali (ASST) Santi Paolo e Carlo

关键词: paraganglioma;    thoracic surgery;    VATS;    lung nodule;    rare tumor;    case report;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fsurg.2021.688236

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Introduction: Primary pulmonary paraganglioma is a rare tumor with few cases reported in literature and unspecific clinical presentation. Case Presentation: A 49-year-old woman presented to our department with an incidental finding of a pulmonary mass at chest X-ray and no associated clinical symptom. The CT scan and the FDG-PET showed mild uptake of contrast, but a definitive diagnosis was only possible after surgery through histopathological examination. Conclusion: Paragangliomas originating in the pulmonary tissue are generally non-functioning masses discovered incidentally in otherwise asymptomatic patients. Surgery appears to be the best treatment option, with only radiologic follow-up necessary afterwards.

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