Malignant retroperitoneal paragangliomas

Abstract

The authors reviewed the clinical features of 13 cases of malignant retroperitoneal paragangliomas reported in the English literature and report the 14th case. The reported case represents the first such tumor occurring in the familial form of the disease. Good response to combination chemotherapy in the reported case emphasizes the need to study the role of chemotherapy in the management of this neoplasm.

Local Recurrence of Retroperitoneal Paraganglioma Treated Laparoscopically

“…2,3 It can be detected early if clinical findings caused by excess secretion of catecholamine are present. The literature states that extra-adrenal retroperitoneal paraganglioma is functional in only up to 60% of patients.…”

Secondary hypertension: A rare cause

“…[2] Rarely, paragangliomas have been described in other unusual sites, such as the gallbladder, mesentery, kidney, and prostate. [3]…”

Extra-adrenal Paraganglioma: An Uncommon Cause of Secondary Hypertension in a Young Subject

“…They lie in the para-axial region of the trunk close to the paravertebral and prevertebral ganglia 2 . Rarely, paragangliomas have been described in other unusual sites, such as the gallbladder, mesentery, kidney, and prostate 3 .…”