Benign pelvic retroperitoneal paraganglioma: A very rare localization: Case report

Tülek F., ŞÜKÜR Y. E., Taşçi T., ÖZMEN B., Güngör M., Ekinci C.

Turkiye Klinikleri Jinekoloji Obstetrik, cilt.21, sa.2, ss.121-123, 2011 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Dergi Adı: Turkiye Klinikleri Jinekoloji Obstetrik
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.121-123
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Abscess, Extra-adrenal paraganglioma, Pelvic neoplasms, Retroperitoneal space
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Paragangliomas are rare neoplasms originating from the paraganglial tissues composed of extra-adrenal chromaffin cells and 10% are localized to the retroperitoneal area. These tumors may be functional or non-functional due to the catecholamine secretion. Approximately 1/3 of retroperitoneal paragangliomas are malignant. The primary treatment of these tumors is complete surgical resection. Although there are risks of metastasis and recurrence for malignant paragangliomas; the metastasis, malignant transformation and recurrence potentials for benign paragangliomas are not known yet. Therefore, benign paragangliomas should be followed-up for long time as malignant paragangliomas. Herein, we present a 75 year-old patient with a benign, abscessed retroperitoneal paraganglioma in the retroperitoneal area of vesicouterine space mimicking adnexal mass. Copyright © 2011 by Türkiye Klinikleri.