Journal of Korean Society of Endocrinology  2003;18(1):94-99

A Case of Fuctioning Extraadrenal Paraganglioma Mimicking Acute Coronary Syndrome.

Tae Hee LEE 1 ; Yeon Ah LEE ; Tae Wook WOO ; Gwan Pyo KOH ; Cheol Young PARK ; Jung Taek WOO ; Sung Woon KIM ; Jin Woo KIM ; Young Seol KIM

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Keywords

Functioning extra-adrenal paraganglioma; Acute coronary syndrome

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

A functioning paraganglioma is a rare catecholamine-producing tumor that arises from the extra-adrenal chromaffin tissue. Recently we experienced a case in which a 42 year-old male patient with a functioning extra-adrenal paraganglioma mimicked an acute coronary syndrome. A functioning extra-adrenal paraganglioma was diagnosed by means of a biochemical study and a radiological imaging study. After stabilizing his blood pressure, using alpha adrenergic blocker, we successfully removed a 6?cm sized paraganglioma from between the aorta and the IVC in the retroperitoneal space.