[Secreting paraganglioma of the organ of Zuckerkandl. A case report]

J Mal Vasc. 2002 Oct;27(4):239-42.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We report a case of a secreting retroperitoneal paraganglioma which developed on the organ of Zuckerkandl. Paraganglioma is a rare tumor of the paraganglioma system arising from undifferentiated cells of the neural crest. The originality of our observation comes from the secreting character of the tumor and the malignity proved by the local spreading to the wall of the inferior vena cava and the metastasis. The probable existence of a double primary localisation is also exceptional.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • 3-Iodobenzylguanidine / therapeutic use
  • Back Pain / etiology
  • Catecholamines / metabolism*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Hemangioma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Iodine Radioisotopes / therapeutic use
  • Laminectomy
  • Lumbar Vertebrae
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary
  • Para-Aortic Bodies / metabolism*
  • Paraganglioma / diagnosis
  • Paraganglioma / metabolism*
  • Paraganglioma / radiotherapy
  • Paraganglioma / secondary
  • Paraganglioma / surgery
  • Radioisotope Teletherapy
  • Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / metabolism*
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Spinal Cord Compression / etiology
  • Spinal Neoplasms / complications
  • Spinal Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Spinal Neoplasms / secondary
  • Spinal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Thoracic Vertebrae
  • Vascular Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Vascular Neoplasms / secondary
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / pathology

Substances

  • Catecholamines
  • Iodine Radioisotopes
  • 3-Iodobenzylguanidine