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INTRODUCTION: The paraganglioma is a rare tumour that can sometimes develop near to the pancreatic gland and can occasionally mimic an intra pancreatic mass. Invasive investigations with puncture or primary surgical resection must be avoided because of the risk of vital complications. EXEGESIS: We report on the case of a 41 years old woman presenting with a mass apparently affecting the pancreatic gland. She also presented with malaises. Paraganglioma was suspected because of the malaises and the blood pressure crises. The diagnosis was permitted by the findings of high urinary metanephrine levels. So the tumour was resected without previous fine needle aspiration and with specific anaesthetic measures. No complication was observed. CONCLUSION: When a patient presents with a pancreatic mass, physician must carefully take into account the possibility of a paraganglioma particularly when malaises are present.
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Neoplasias Pancreáticas/diagnóstico , Paraganglioma/diagnóstico , Adulto , Biomarcadores Tumorais/sangue , Biomarcadores Tumorais/urina , Cromogranina A/sangue , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Metanefrina/sangue , Metanefrina/urina , Normetanefrina/sangue , Normetanefrina/urinaAssuntos
Doença de Erdheim-Chester , Mesentério , Doenças Peritoneais , Biópsia , Doença de Erdheim-Chester/diagnóstico , Doença de Erdheim-Chester/diagnóstico por imagem , Doença de Erdheim-Chester/patologia , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Mesentério/patologia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Doenças Peritoneais/diagnóstico , Doenças Peritoneais/diagnóstico por imagem , Doenças Peritoneais/patologia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios XRESUMO
The authors report two new cases of inflammatory pseudotumours, sited in the pharynx and neck--sites in which no previous cases have so far been reported in the literature. The aetiology and clinical course of these rare benign tumours remain little understood even today. Their treatment is also not clearly described. This is most often surgical, although medical treatment is often very effective, and is sometimes appropriate. The authors begin by describing these two clinical cases, and then use the literature to give an account of the clinical course and treatment of inflammatory pseudotumours.