An incidental finding of retroperitoneal paraganglioma during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: a case report.
J Med Case Rep
; 16(1): 300, 2022 Jul 21.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1951331
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Extra-adrenal paraganglioma of the retroperitoneum is a very rare neoplasm arising from cells of the primitive neural crest. Although paragangliomas are considered benign and are often found incidentally, they have the potential to metastasize. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 68-year-old Caucasian woman with an incidental diagnosis of retroperitoneal paraganglioma that was discovered on chest computed tomography performed for high suspicion of coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia. The patient showed no metastasis and was successfully treated by complete surgical removal of the tumor.CONCLUSION:
As the diagnosis of paragangliomas is often delayed because of absent clinical symptoms, they represent a significant diagnostic challenge. Although surgery may exacerbate coronavirus disease 2019 infection, surgical resection of this tumor is prioritized, given its malignancy potential, and it must be performed as soon as no infection is detected.Keywords
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Paraganglioma
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Retroperitoneal Neoplasms
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Med Case Rep
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S13256-022-03513-5
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