Open AccessParaganglioma masquerading as a primary liver lesion: A rare entity discovered during surgery
Author(s) -
Miller Michelle E.,
Vietor Nicole O.,
Park Edward J.,
Sweeney Shane P.,
Katz Matthew,
Vietor Robert C.
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5310
Subject(s) - medicine , paraganglioma , differential diagnosis , lesion , abdominal pain , mass/lesion , surgery , radiology , pathology
A 54‐year‐old woman with controlled hypertension presented with abdominal pain and weight loss. Imaging revealed a 6.6 cm liver lesion. During resection, she became severely hypertensive and diagnosis was paraganglioma. Hepatic paragangliomas are exceedingly rare but must be considered in the differential of abdominal mass even without typical clinical symptoms.