[Malignant paraganglioma with intracranial metastasis: a case report]

No Shinkei Geka. 1996 Nov;24(11):1045-8.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We report a case of malignant paraganglioma with intracranial metastasis. A 26-year-old man presented with leg pain. On admission a metastatic bone tumor was found. General examination revealed metastatic lesions in the lung, liver, orbits, ethmoid sinus, anterior mediastinum, and brain. An MRI of the head showed multiple lesions in the skull bone and intracranial space. A biopsy was performed on the right temporal tumor, resulting in a diagnosis of malignant paraganglioma. The tumor origin could not be determined. The tumor resection was not indicated because of multiple metastasis. Both chemotherapy and radiotherapy were given to the patient, but a satisfactory outcome was not obtained.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Neoplasms, Unknown Primary*
  • Paraganglioma / diagnosis
  • Paraganglioma / pathology
  • Paraganglioma / secondary*
  • Skull Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Skull Neoplasms / pathology
  • Skull Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed