A rare serious case of retroperitoneal paraganglioma misdiagnosed as duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumor: a case report

A rare serious case of retroperitoneal paraganglioma misdiagnosed as duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumor: a case report

Abstract Background Pheochromocytoma (PCC) and Paraganglioma (PGL) are rare neuroendocrine neoplasms. These tumors harbour disastrous consequences during surgery due to catecholamine hypersecretion if they are undiagnosed or prepared inadequately preoperatively. Case presentation A 41- year- old lad...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Schauki Mahmoud, Maissam Salami, Hosam Salman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Subjects:
Paraganglioma
Retroperitoneal mass
Hypertensive crisis
Catecholamine secreting tumor
GIST
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-020-00712-z

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-020-00712-z

Similar Items