J Korean Radiol Soc.
2007 Oct;57(4):341-344. 10.3348/jkrs.2007.57.4.341.
A Metastatic Paraganglioma presenting as Multiple Intrapulmonary Nodules
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Korea. jspark@schbc.ac.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Korea.
- 3Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Korea.
- KMID: 2103888
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.2007.57.4.341
Abstract
- A 24-year-old man that had previously undergone a complete resection of a cervical paraganglioma presented with multiple well-defined intrapulmonary nodules on contrast-enhanced computed tomography. All of the nodules showed homogeneously intense enhancement. The largest nodule was a hot spot on F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography. It was diagnosed as a paraganglioma using wedge resection via video-assisted thoracoscopic resection. Paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors and are exceedingly rare in the lung parenchyma. A few reports have described one or two intrapulmonary lesions, including primary tumors and metastases. We report a unique case of a multiple metastatic paraganglioma in the parenchyma of both lungs.
