[Successful resection of asymptomatic paraganglioma mimicking lymph node metastasis from gastric cancer 5 years after distal gastrectomy:a case report]

Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2017;114(10):1860-1865. doi: 10.11405/nisshoshi.114.1860.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 61-year-old man visited our hospital for treatment of a retroperitoneal tumor. The patient had undergone distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer in the past. At 5 years after distal gastrectomy, a retroperitoneal tumor with a large diameter of 30mm was detected by computed tomography and the patient underwent chemotherapy for suspected lymph node metastasis from gastric cancer at a local hospital. However, the retroperitoneal tumor gradually increased, and it was diagnosed finally as asymptomatic paraganglioma. The patient underwent tumor resection and made a satisfactory recovery. He was discharged 11 days after the surgery in a good general condition. Here, we report a case of successful resection of asymptomatic paraganglioma in a patient 5 years after distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential*
  • Gastrectomy
  • Humans
  • Lymph Node Excision
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Paraganglioma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Paraganglioma / surgery
  • Stomach Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology
  • Stomach Neoplasms / surgery
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome