Cross-Sectional Imaging and Thoracoscopic Resection of Functional Intrathoracic Paraganglioma of the Aortic Body

Publication date: Available online 11 September 2018

Source: Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology

Author(s): Nicholas C. Cleveland, Don N. Nguyen, Kanika Goel, Cassie D. Tran, Jeffrey S. Mueller

Summary

Paragangliomas are extra-adrenal tumors that are derived from neuroendocrine chromaffin cells. The rare disease has a variable presentation depending upon its anatomic location and functionality. We describe the case of a 56-year-old female patient who had an incidental mass found on imaging. The patient underwent biochemical testing and a mediastinal biopsy due to the non-specific imaging findings. The mediastinal mass was resected through hemi-sternotomy and found to be a functional paraganglioma. This case highlights the importance of radiologists to consider the prospect of paragangliomas in the differential diagnosis of an intra-thoracic mass.

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