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Gallbladder paraganglioma: a case report with review of the literature.
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Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine [Arch Pathol Lab Med] 2005 Apr; Vol. 129 (4), pp. 523-6. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- We report a case of gallbladder paraganglioma that was discovered during nonrelated surgery. Retrospective study disclosed a family history of pheochromocytoma. The occurrence of gallbladder paraganglioma in the presence of family history of endocrine neoplasia supports that gallbladder paraganglioma may indeed occur as a part of the multiple endocrine neoplasm syndrome. Gallbladder paraganglioma is a rare tumor, and so far to our knowledge only 6 cases have been reported in the literature. Three cases were discovered incidentally during cholecystectomy for cholelithiasis, 2 presented with right upper quadrant pain, and 1 manifested with gastrointestinal bleeding. We herein review all reported cases of paraganglioma of gallbladder and biliary system.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1543-2165
- Volume :
- 129
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 15794679
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5858/2005-129-523-GPACRW