Paraganglioma of a Bladder with a Bladder Stone.
10.4111/kju.2009.50.3.296
- Author:
Kyung Seop LEE
1
;
Jung Dam KIM
;
Ki Ho KIM
;
Young Jin SEO
;
Jong Im LEE
;
Young Sil LEE
;
Sung Woo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea. ksleemd@dongguk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Paraganglioma;
Urinary bladder;
Urinary bladder calculi
- MeSH:
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone;
Calcitonin;
Chromaffin Cells;
Ganglia, Sympathetic;
Norepinephrine;
Paraganglioma;
Urinary Bladder;
Urinary Bladder Calculi
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
2009;50(3):296-299
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Paragangliomas of the urinary bladder are very rare tumors of the paraganglion system that arise from chromaffin cells in or near the sympathetic ganglia. Only approximately 15% of them develop from extra-adrenal chromaffin tissue. Most of these tumors are hormonally active and secrete mainly noradrenaline (rarely adrenaline), calcitonin, and adrenocorticotropic hormone. Paragangliomas are generally benign tumors, with less than 10% being malignant. Here we report a case of a paraganglioma arising in a urinary bladder with a bladder stone.
