A case of Paraganglioma Arising in the Transverse Mesocolon.
10.3803/jkes.2005.20.5.496
- Author:
Hong Il KIM
1
;
Bo kyung KOO
;
You Jin LEE
;
Jin Taek KIM
;
Young Min CHO
;
Kuhn Uk LEE
;
Seong Yeon KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
paraganglioma;
mesentery;
transverse colon;
abdominal mass
- MeSH:
Aged;
Colon, Transverse;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Duodenum;
Female;
Hemodynamics;
Humans;
Korea;
Laparotomy;
Mesentery;
Mesocolon*;
Nausea;
Paraganglioma*;
Ultrasonography
- From:Journal of Korean Society of Endocrinology
2005;20(5):496-501
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Herein, a case of a solitary primary paraganglioma arising in the mesentery, found in a hypertensive 70-year-old woman, who presented with nausea and postprandial abdominal discomfort, is reported. Ultrasonography and computed tomography showed a hypervascular mass abutting the second portion of the duodenum. An exploratory laparotomy revealed a 5.5 x 5.3 x 5cm sized mass in the mesentery of the transverse colon, which was histologically proven to be a paraganglioma. No intraoperative hemodynamic changes developed, and the postoperative course was uneventful. To our knowledge, this is the first case of a paraganglioma arising in the mesentery reported in Korea. Considering the unusual locations and the associated operative risk, it is necessary to rule out the possibility of a functioning paraganglioma in the preoperative differential diagnosis of an abdominal mass.
