Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association)
Online ISSN : 1882-5133
Print ISSN : 1345-2843
ISSN-L : 1345-2843
A CASE OF MALIGNANT PARAGANGLIOMA ARISING IN THE MESENTERY
Shigemi ONOUETakehito KATOHHaruhiko CHIGIRAKoji MATSUOMasaomi SUZUKIYoshihisa SHIBATA
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Keywords: Paraganglioma
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1999 Volume 60 Issue 12 Pages 3297-3300

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An asymptomatic 38-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of liver tumors which were found at a medical check-up. On admission she had mild anemia. Physical examination indicated a hen egg sized abdominal mass in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. Computed tomography showed three liver tumors and a soft tissue density tumor in the left upper abdominal cavity. A biopsied specimen of the liver tumors demonstrated hepatocellular carcinoma. Right hepatic lobectomy with total caudate lobectomy and partial resection of the left hepatic lobe where a tumor was found and partial resection of the small intestine including the mesenteric tumor were preformed. A pathological study revealed paraganglioma with liver and lymph node metastases. Postoperatively, examination of a preoperatively stored serum sample showed that serum level of catecholamines such as adranaline and noradranaline were within normal limits, whereas the serum dopamine level was elevated to 850pg/ml. The patient is well and has been free from recurrence two years after the surgery.

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