Laparoscopic resection of a large paraganglioma arising in the organ of Zuckerkandl: Report of a case and review of the literature

• Main Authors: Hrishikesh Salgaonkar, Ramya Ranjan Behera, Pradeep Chandra Sharma, Manoj Chadha, Avinash N Katara, Deepraj S Bhandarkar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
• Series: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
• Subjects: Extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma (EAP); laparoscopic resection; organ of Zuckerkandl; paraganglioma
• Online Access: http://www.journalofmas.com/article.asp?issn=0972-9941;year=2016;volume=12;issue=4;spage=378;epage=381;aulast=Salgaonkar
• ISSN: 0972-9941; 1998-3921

Paragangliomas are catecholamine-secreting neuroendocrine tumours arising from chromaffin tissue at extra-adrenal sites. The commonest site for a paraganglioma is the organ of Zuckerkandl. Traditional treatment of paraganglioma of organ of Zuckerkandl (POZ) involves open surgical resection, and only a few cases of laparoscopic approach to this pathology have been reported. We report the successful laparoscopic resection of a large POZ in a 22-year-old woman and review the previous cases reporting a laparoscopic approach to this rare tumour.