A Metastatic Paraganglioma presenting as Multiple Intrapulmonary Nodules
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
; : 341-344, 2007.
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ABSTRACT
A 24-year-old man that had previously undergone a complete resection of a cervical paraganglioma presented with multiple well-defined intrapulmonary nodules on contrast-enhanced computed tomography. All of the nodules showed homogeneously intense enhancement. The largest nodule was a hot spot on F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography. It was diagnosed as a paraganglioma using wedge resection via video-assisted thoracoscopic resection. Paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors and are exceedingly rare in the lung parenchyma. A few reports have described one or two intrapulmonary lesions, including primary tumors and metastases. We report a unique case of a multiple metastatic paraganglioma in the parenchyma of both lungs.
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Main subject:
Paraganglioma
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Neuroendocrine Tumors
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Positron-Emission Tomography
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Lung
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Neoplasm Metastasis
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
Year:
2007
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Article