A Potentially Malignant Giant Esophageal Paraganglioma.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.03.106.
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Abstract
Paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors derived from extraadrenal autonomic paraganglia, which may secrete catecholamines. They are potentially metastatic and require very long-term follow-up. Esophageal paragangliomas are extremely rare and present a diagnostic challenge. Lack of clinical suspicion and unrecognized catecholamine hypersecretion may lead to hemodynamic instabilities during surgery. Two patients with esophageal paragangliomas were previously reported. We report a 39-year-old man with a giant high-risk esophageal paraganglioma who underwent a hybrid minimally invasive 3-hole esophagectomy.
Medical subject headings
- Endoscopy, Digestive System
- Esophageal Neoplasms
- Esophagectomy
- Paraganglioma