An Undiagnosed Paraganglioma in a 58-Year-Old Female Who Underwent Tumor Resection

Paragangliomas and pheochromocytomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors that can have high morbidity and mortality if undiagnosed. Here we report a case of an undiagnosed paraganglioma in a 58-year-old female who underwent tumor resection. The patient became severely hypertensive intraoperatively with p...

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Main Authors: William C. Fox, Matthew Read, Richard E. Moon, Eugene W. Moretti, Brian J. Colin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5796409
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spelling doaj-f9f6eceb6bdf4f9ab6994b4e959fd4a22020-11-24T21:36:21ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Anesthesiology2090-63822090-63902017-01-01201710.1155/2017/57964095796409An Undiagnosed Paraganglioma in a 58-Year-Old Female Who Underwent Tumor ResectionWilliam C. Fox0Matthew Read1Richard E. Moon2Eugene W. Moretti3Brian J. Colin4Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3823, Durham, NC 27710, USACritical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3823, Durham, NC 27710, USAGeneral, Vascular, Transplant Division, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3823 Durham, NC 27710, USAGeneral, Vascular, Transplant Division, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3823 Durham, NC 27710, USAGeneral, Vascular, Transplant Division, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3823 Durham, NC 27710, USAParagangliomas and pheochromocytomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors that can have high morbidity and mortality if undiagnosed. Here we report a case of an undiagnosed paraganglioma in a 58-year-old female who underwent tumor resection. The patient became severely hypertensive intraoperatively with paroxysmal swings in blood pressure and then later became acutely hypotensive after tumor removal. She was managed in the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) postoperatively and discharged from the hospital without acute complications. We briefly discuss the epidemiology, clinical presentation, perioperative management, and possible complications of these tumors to assist healthcare providers if one were to encounter them.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5796409
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Matthew Read
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Brian J. Colin
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An Undiagnosed Paraganglioma in a 58-Year-Old Female Who Underwent Tumor Resection
Case Reports in Anesthesiology
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Matthew Read
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title An Undiagnosed Paraganglioma in a 58-Year-Old Female Who Underwent Tumor Resection
title_short An Undiagnosed Paraganglioma in a 58-Year-Old Female Who Underwent Tumor Resection
title_full An Undiagnosed Paraganglioma in a 58-Year-Old Female Who Underwent Tumor Resection
title_fullStr An Undiagnosed Paraganglioma in a 58-Year-Old Female Who Underwent Tumor Resection
title_full_unstemmed An Undiagnosed Paraganglioma in a 58-Year-Old Female Who Underwent Tumor Resection
title_sort undiagnosed paraganglioma in a 58-year-old female who underwent tumor resection
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Anesthesiology
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publishDate 2017-01-01
description Paragangliomas and pheochromocytomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors that can have high morbidity and mortality if undiagnosed. Here we report a case of an undiagnosed paraganglioma in a 58-year-old female who underwent tumor resection. The patient became severely hypertensive intraoperatively with paroxysmal swings in blood pressure and then later became acutely hypotensive after tumor removal. She was managed in the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) postoperatively and discharged from the hospital without acute complications. We briefly discuss the epidemiology, clinical presentation, perioperative management, and possible complications of these tumors to assist healthcare providers if one were to encounter them.
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