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ArticleBMJ case reports2023

Paraganglioma arising from the liver and abutting the heart.

Hussein Kharroubi, Tedy Sawma, Pierre Sfeir, Mohammad Khalife

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hussein KharroubiFaculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Tedy SawmaFaculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Pierre SfeirSurgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Mohammad KhalifeSurgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon mk12@aub.edu.lb.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2277-0412
American University of Beirut Medical Center · LB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A paraganglioma is a rare extra-adrenal neuroendocrine tumour with a variable clinical presentation. A paraganglioma can arise anywhere along the sympathetic and parasympathetic chains, but it can occasionally emerge from unusual locations such as the liver and the thoracic cavity. We report a rare case of a woman in her 30s who presented to our emergency department with symptoms of chest discomfort, episodic hypertension, tachycardia and diaphoresis. A diagnostic approach including a chest X-ray, an MRI and a positron emission tomography-CT scan showed a large exophytic liver mass protruding into the thoracic cavity. For further characterisation of the mass, a biopsy of the lesion was performed, demonstrating that the tumour is of neuroendocrine origin. This was supported by a urine metanephrine test showing high levels of catecholamine breakdown products. Treatment consisted of a unique multidisciplinary approach involving hepatobiliary and cardiothoracic surgery allowing a safe and complete extermination of the hepatic tumour and its cardiac extension.

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HypertensionParagangliomaThoracic CavityFemaleHeartHepatomegalyHumansCancer interventionEndocrine cancerHepatic cancerLiver diseaseSurgery

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PMID36868583
PMCPMC9990616
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