Mediastinal Paraganglioma: Complete Resection Using Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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: 197-199, 2014.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-24173
ABSTRACT
Mediastinal paragangliomas are very rare neuroendocrine tumors. Complete resection is the standard treatment of a paraganglioma because of the tumor's potential malignancy and poor response to chemo- or radiotherapy. However, the highly vascular nature of the tumor and its characteristic anatomic location make complete resection difficult. We report a case of an anterior mediastinal paraganglioma, which was incidentally found on a chest computed tomography scan for chronic cough work-up of a 55-year-old woman. Complete resection was accomplished using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, and the patient recovered without any complications.
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Main subject:
Paraganglioma
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Radiotherapy
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Thorax
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Neuroendocrine Tumors
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Cough
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Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
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Mediastinal Neoplasms
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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