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19.06.2018 | Case Report
Immediate Clinical Success After Percutaneous Ablation of Extra-adrenal Paraganglioma
verfasst von:
Anna Maria Ierardi, Pierpaolo Biondetti, Giulia Ferrante, Stefano Carugo, Gianpaolo Carrafiello
Erschienen in:
CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology
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Ausgabe 11/2018
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Abstract
Paragangliomas (PGLs) are catecholamine-secreting neoplasms of chromaffin cells and represent a rare but curable cause of secondary hypertension. Surgery is the treatment of choice for symptomatic PGLs. A small (7 mm) extra-adrenal PGL was diagnosed in the right retroperitoneal space in a 19-year-old patient affected by symptomatic hypertension unresponsive to medical treatment. Indication to percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) was given by a multidisciplinary team on the basis of the size of the nodule, the surgical risks, the young age of the patient, and his wish to reduce as much as possible the post-interventional rehabilitation. To our knowledge, the use of percutaneous RFA in the treatment of retroperitoneal extra-adrenal primary paragangliomas has never been described. We describe its feasibility and the patient’s clinical outcome.