Asymptomatic Mediastinal Extra-adrenal Paraganglioma as a Cause of Sudden Death: A Case Report.

Qiancheng Xu, Yingya Cao, Hongzhen Yin, Rongrong Wu, Tao Yu, Weihua Lu

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Article in Open life sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Qiancheng XuDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Research Center for functional maintenance and reconstruction of viscera, Wannan Medical College First Affiliated Hospital, Yijishan Hospital, Wuhu, China, 241000.

Yingya CaoDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Research Center for functional maintenance and reconstruction of viscera, Wannan Medical College First Affiliated Hospital, Yijishan Hospital, Wuhu, China, 241000.

Hongzhen YinDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Research Center for functional maintenance and reconstruction of viscera, Wannan Medical College First Affiliated Hospital, Yijishan Hospital, Wuhu, China, 241000.

Rongrong WuDepartment of Education, Wannan Medical College First Affiliated Hospital, Yijishan Hospital, Wuhu, China, 241000.

Tao YuDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Research Center for functional maintenance and reconstruction of viscera, Wannan Medical College First Affiliated Hospital, Yijishan Hospital, Wuhu, China, 241000.

Weihua LuDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Research Center for functional maintenance and reconstruction of viscera, Wannan Medical College First Affiliated Hospital, Yijishan Hospital, Wuhu, China, 241000.

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Abstract

A 23-year-old female patient was referred for treatment of a posterior mediastinal tumour. There was no history of hypertension or headache and no other complaints. The patient's blood pressure increased to 210/125 mmHg after surgically manipulating the tumour, subsequently reversing to severe hypotension (25/15 mmHg) immediately after the tumour was removed. The life-threatening and irreversible blood pressure drop was difficult to treat with fluid and vasopressors, and the patient ultimately died of cardio-respiratory failure. Asymptomatic paraganglioma can be non-functional but can also be fatal. For any lump in the thoracic cavity, paraganglioma should be ruled out.

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DOI10.1515/biol-2019-0062

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