Haemorrhagic retroperitoneal paraganglioma initially manifesting as acute abdomen: a rare case report and literature review

Haemorrhagic retroperitoneal paraganglioma initially manifesting as acute abdomen: a rare case report and literature review

Abstract Background Paragangliomas (PGLs) are extremely rare neuroendocrine tumours arising from extra-adrenal chromaffin cells. PGLs are clinically rare, difficult to diagnose and usually require surgical intervention. PGLs mostly present catecholamine-related symptoms. We report a case of Acute ab...

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Main Authors: Yanliang Yang, Guangzhi Wang, Haofeng Lu, Yaqing Liu, Shili Ning, Fuwen Luo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Subjects:
Retroperitoneal paraganglioma
Pheochromocytoma
Haemorrhage
Acute abdomen
Diagnosis
Treatment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-020-00953-y

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