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Retroperitoneal Extra-Adrenal Paraganglioma Presenting With Secondary Amenorrhea and Hypertension in an Adolescent: A Rare Case From Sub-Saharan Africa. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Extra‐adrenal paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors that may cause hypertension and reproductive dysfunction in adolescents. We report a 16‐year‐old girl with uncontrolled hypertension and secondary amenorrhea caused by a functional Organ of Zuckerkandl paraganglioma.
Alemu GK +4 more
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Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 2021 Sir, Paragangliomas are rare tumors originating from paraganglionic tissue that extends from the skull base to the pelvic diaphragm. Although they can be asymptomatic, they can also cause symptoms by secreting catecholamines or with local expansion. They can also be the component of many hereditary diseases.
Kilitçi, Asuman +2 more
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Skull Base, 2006 To report the outcomes of surgical treatment of vagal paragangliomas and to define a management protocol.A retrospective case series.Sixteen consecutive patients with vagal paragangliomas managed by surgical resection using a cervicoparotid approach and pericapsular dissection using microsurgical techniques between 1990 and 2003.All patients either had
Zanoletti, Elisabetta, Mazzoni, Antonio
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European multicentre study on outcome of surgery for sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism
BJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020 Some 5861 patients undergoing first‐time surgery for sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism were registered in the Eurocrine® database between 2015 and 2018. The use of intraoperative parathyroid hormone measurement decreased the risk of conversion and persistent hypercalcaemia.
A. Bergenfelz +3 more
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Clinical Cardiology, 1982 AbstractThe clinical, angiographic, and anatomical features of an uncommon primary cardiac tumor, a paraganglioma, are presented. The angiographic appearance appears unique. These tumors are slow growing and troublesome primarily because of their firm adherence to underlying cardiac structures. Treatment is complete surgical excision.
B, Levi, A S, Cain, W E, Dorzab
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An Extra-adrenal Pheochromocytoma Presenting as Malignant Hypertension-A Report of two cases [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013 Malignant hypertension is a complication of hypertension characterized by elevated blood pressure (200mm/140mm Hg), is considered a medical emergency and is rarely secondary to paraganglioma.
Mahesh Kumar U +4 more
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An ectopic paraganglioma supplied by the subclavian artery in the right supraclavicular fossa
Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2019 Paragangliomas are rare and highly vascularized neuroendocrine tumors originating from neural crest-derived paraganglionic tissue surrounding the autonomic nerve.
Yang Wang, MD +4 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2020 Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syndrome caused by paraganglioma is extremely rare. It usually accompanied by high or normal plasma ACTH level.
Siyue Liu +4 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021 Background Paraganglioma is a very rare cause of pregnancy-induced hypertension. The objective of this case report is to present a case of paraganglioma presented during pregnancy and missed.
Ramjan Sanas Mohamed +2 more
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Intrapericardial paraganglioma
Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2014 Background: A 38-year-old woman presented for a follow-up CT of the neck and the chest. She had a history of familial disease and neck surgery 11 years earlier. Physical examination and laboratory results were normal. An intrapericardial lesion was suspected on a thoracic MR examination 5 years earlier. Unenhanced CT scan, contrast-enhanced CT scan and
Teodorescu, Marian +2 more
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