Open AccessBladder Paraganglioma: Three Cases Report and Literature Review
Author(s) -
Yaoji Yuan,
Zhengming Su,
Rui Zhu,
Xiezhao Li,
Guibin Xu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international medical case reports journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.198
H-Index - 11
ISSN - 1179-142X
DOI - 10.2147/imcrj.s336659
Subject(s) - medicine , paraganglioma , catecholamine , magnetic resonance imaging , neuroendocrine tumors , radiology , pheochromocytoma , neural crest , pathology , embryo , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Bladder paraganglioma (BPG) is one of the rare neuroendocrine neoplasms that develops from neural crest cells. It categorizes into functional and non-functional types based on the catecholamines secretion. Currently, functional BPG is predicted in advance based on signs and symptoms of catecholamine excess, such as hypertension and "micturition attacks". However, it is often overlooked because of its rareness. Misdiagnosis of a functional tumor may increase the risk of surgical intervention.