Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2006 Sep;39(9):718-721.
Surgical Treatment for Primary Pulmonary Paraganglioma : A case report
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National College of Medicine, Korea.
- 2Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Korea. pjchoi@daunet.donga.ac.kr
- 3Department of Pathology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Korea.
- 4Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Korea.
Abstract
- We describe the case of primary pulmonary paraganglioma in a 37-year-old woman who presented recurrent, severe cough. Computed tomography revealed a lobulated inhomogeneous enhanced mass with endobronchial protruding lesion suspected to be lung neoplasm, located in the upper lobe of the left lung. Bronchoscopic biopsy showed chronic inflammation with granulation tissue which was not in accord with the radiologic findings. Subsequently, a left lower sleeve lobectomy was performed. Histological analysis of the resected tumor proved to be compatible with pulmonary paraganglioma. Primary pulmonary paragangliomas are very uncommon tumors. So we report this case with literature review.
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