A rare cause of complicated hypertension: urinary bladder paraganglioma.
South Med J
; 102(11): 1173-5, 2009 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-19864999
ABSTRACT
After a subarachnoid hemorrhage, a 35-year-old patient developed paroxystic hypertension accompanied by typical symptoms. These symptoms occurred exclusively after urination. A urinary bladder paraganglioma was discovered using iodine-123 metaiodobenzylguanidine (I-123 MIBG) scintigraphy and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) after the detection of an abnormally elevated plasma metanephrine measurement. A partial cystectomy was performed which cured the symptoms. Paragangliomas, defined by their extra-adrenal localization, have slightly different characteristics than pheochromocytomas, leading to specific care and follow up.
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Paraganglioma
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Neoplasias da Bexiga Urinária
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En
Ano de publicação:
2009
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