An undiagnosed non functioning retroperitoneum paraganglioma, complicating a gynaecological surgery; a case report

Paragangliomas are uncommon tumors arising from the neuroendocrine elements (chief cells) of the paraganglia and symmetrically distributed along the aorta in close association with the sympathetic chain. Although functional tumors are easier to diagnose due to the clinical findings caused by excess...

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Main Authors:	Abd. Wahab, Noraziana, Gharib Bilal, Hakim, Zakaria, Alik Riasadesa, Awang, Mokhtar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2010
Subjects:	RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
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spelling	iium-3572011-10-19T05:49:52Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/357/ An undiagnosed non functioning retroperitoneum paraganglioma, complicating a gynaecological surgery; a case report Abd. Wahab, Noraziana Gharib Bilal, Hakim Zakaria, Alik Riasadesa Awang, Mokhtar RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer) Paragangliomas are uncommon tumors arising from the neuroendocrine elements (chief cells) of the paraganglia and symmetrically distributed along the aorta in close association with the sympathetic chain. Although functional tumors are easier to diagnose due to the clinical findings caused by excess secretion of catecholamines and an elevation of the urinary catecholamine levels, however the diagnosis of nonfunctioning paraganglioma of the retroperitoneum is diffi cult and only few cases have been made before exploratory laparotomy. Although our patient was initially planned and operated by our gynaecological team, the incidental fi ndings had to involve the general surgeons. She is fortunate that the tumour did not show any features of malignancy nor metastasis, however a long time follow up is needed in case of any possible recurrence. Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/357/1/An_Undiagnosed_Non_Functioning_Retroperitoneum_%281%29.pdf Abd. Wahab, Noraziana and Gharib Bilal, Hakim and Zakaria, Alik Riasadesa and Awang, Mokhtar (2010) An undiagnosed non functioning retroperitoneum paraganglioma, complicating a gynaecological surgery; a case report. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 9 (1). pp. 59-62. ISSN 1823-4631 http://iiumedic.com/eimj/v1/?p=149
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spellingShingle	RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer) Abd. Wahab, Noraziana Gharib Bilal, Hakim Zakaria, Alik Riasadesa Awang, Mokhtar An undiagnosed non functioning retroperitoneum paraganglioma, complicating a gynaecological surgery; a case report
description	Paragangliomas are uncommon tumors arising from the neuroendocrine elements (chief cells) of the paraganglia and symmetrically distributed along the aorta in close association with the sympathetic chain. Although functional tumors are easier to diagnose due to the clinical findings caused by excess secretion of catecholamines and an elevation of the urinary catecholamine levels, however the diagnosis of nonfunctioning paraganglioma of the retroperitoneum is diffi cult and only few cases have been made before exploratory laparotomy. Although our patient was initially planned and operated by our gynaecological team, the incidental fi ndings had to involve the general surgeons. She is fortunate that the tumour did not show any features of malignancy nor metastasis, however a long time follow up is needed in case of any possible recurrence.
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author	Abd. Wahab, Noraziana Gharib Bilal, Hakim Zakaria, Alik Riasadesa Awang, Mokhtar
author_facet	Abd. Wahab, Noraziana Gharib Bilal, Hakim Zakaria, Alik Riasadesa Awang, Mokhtar
author_sort	Abd. Wahab, Noraziana
title	An undiagnosed non functioning retroperitoneum paraganglioma, complicating a gynaecological surgery; a case report
title_short	An undiagnosed non functioning retroperitoneum paraganglioma, complicating a gynaecological surgery; a case report
title_full	An undiagnosed non functioning retroperitoneum paraganglioma, complicating a gynaecological surgery; a case report
title_fullStr	An undiagnosed non functioning retroperitoneum paraganglioma, complicating a gynaecological surgery; a case report
title_full_unstemmed	An undiagnosed non functioning retroperitoneum paraganglioma, complicating a gynaecological surgery; a case report
title_sort	undiagnosed non functioning retroperitoneum paraganglioma, complicating a gynaecological surgery; a case report
publisher	Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate	2010
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An undiagnosed non functioning retroperitoneum paraganglioma, complicating a gynaecological surgery; a case report

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