Paraganglioma (pheochromocytoma) of the posterior mediastinum: a case report and review of the literature

J Pediatr Surg. 2003 Jul;38(7):1114-6. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(03)00208-2.

Abstract

Pheochromocytoma is an uncommon tumor in the pediatric population. Paraganglioma, or extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma, accounts for only a small fraction of pediatric pheochromocytomas, with most of these tumors presenting within the abdominal cavity. Herein the authors report the extremely rare case of a biochemically active paraganglioma presenting as a posterior mediastinal mass in an 8-year-old boy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Pheochromocytoma / diagnosis*
  • Pheochromocytoma / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed