Surgical Treatment for Primary Pulmonary Paraganglioma : A case report.
- Author:
Choong Won LEE
1
;
Phil Jo CHOI
;
Jung Heui BANG
;
Mee Sook ROH
;
Ki Nam KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National College of Medicine, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lung neoplasms;
Bronchoscopys;
Paraganglioma
- MeSH:
Adult;
Biopsy;
Cough;
Female;
Granulation Tissue;
Humans;
Inflammation;
Lung;
Lung Neoplasms;
Paraganglioma*
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2006;39(9):718-721
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
