Open AccessParaganglioma of the Renal Pelvis: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Author(s) -
Yi Cheng,
Lin Han,
Rui Yang,
Junfeng Yu
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
tumori journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.453
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 2038-2529
pISSN - 0300-8916
DOI - 10.5301/tj.5000677
Subject(s) - paraganglioma , renal pelvis , medicine , pelvis , kidney pelvis , radiology , urology , ureter
Paraganglioma, a kind of pheochromocytoma originating from embryonic neural crest, is a rare neuroendocrine neoplasm commonly located at extra-adrenal areas such as head, neck, and abdomen. There are a few reports on renal paragangliomas; fewer than 5 reported cases are renal pelvic paragangliomas, including our case.
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