Resection of a branchiomeric paraganglioma at a rare extrapulmonary location

Ann Thorac Surg. 2000 Nov;70(5):1725-7. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)01901-9.

Abstract

Thoracic paragangliomas are a rare cause of hypertension. We report the occurrence of a sporadic benign norepinephrine-producing branchiomeric paraganglioma in a 32-year-old man with paroxysms of hypertension. After localization by iodine 123-metaiodobenzyl-guanidine scintigraphy and magnetic resonance imaging, the paraganglioma was resected successfully below the right pulmonary artery through a right-sided posterolateral thoracotomy. The particular location was consistent with a branchiomeric paraganglioma in an extremely rare extrapulmonary location.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • 3-Iodobenzylguanidine
  • Adult
  • Branchial Region*
  • Humans
  • Iodine Radioisotopes
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Norepinephrine / biosynthesis
  • Paraganglioma / diagnosis
  • Paraganglioma / metabolism
  • Paraganglioma / surgery*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals

Substances

  • Iodine Radioisotopes
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • 3-Iodobenzylguanidine
  • Norepinephrine