Functional paraganglioma. BMJ Case Rep 2014 Feb 20;2014
Date
02/22/2014Pubmed ID
24557481Pubmed Central ID
PMC3931965DOI
10.1136/bcr-2013-203425Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84897135685 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 7 CitationsAbstract
Paraganglioma are tumours arising from neural crest cells of the sympathetic and parasympathetic paraganglia. Functional paraganglioma presents with symptoms of catecholamine excess that includes hypertension, flushing, diaphoresis, etc. Non-functional paraganglioma are usually found incidentally during imaging studies. Early diagnoses of functional paraganglioma are important because their removal is often curative. We present the case of a young man who presented with hypertensive crisis and severe headache, who was later found to have functional paraganglioma.
Author List
Balasubramanian G, Nellaiappan VAuthor
Gokulakrishnan Balasubramanian MD Associate Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Abdominal NeoplasmsHeadache
Humans
Hypertension
Kidney
Male
Paraganglioma
Young Adult