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ArticleBMJ case reports2023

Unusual presentation of a rare catecholamine-secreting sinonasal paraganglioma.

Jian Li Tan, Pei Yinn Toh, Shane Ling

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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 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Jian Li TanOtolaryngology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Jian_Li_TAN@ttsh.com.sg.
Pei Yinn TohOtolaryngology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Shane LingOtolaryngology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1807-1013
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Our patient is a man in his mid-20s with an atypical presentation of a catecholamine-secreting sinonasal paraganglioma. He was referred to our tertiary otolaryngology unit for persistent right infraorbital numbness. A nasoendoscopic examination demonstrated a smooth mass arising from the posterior aspect of the right middle meatus. There was also right infraorbital paraesthesia. Imaging revealed a lesion in the right pterygopalatine fossa. Blood investigations revealed significantly elevated serum normetanephrine levels. The lesion was demonstrated to be octreotide-avid with no other lesions detected. The presumptive diagnosis of a catecholamine-secreting paraganglioma was made, and an endoscopic resection of the tumour was performed. Histopathology of the tumour demonstrated a 'zellballen' growth pattern consistent with a paraganglioma. Catecholamine-secreting sinonasal paragangliomas are exceedingly rare with multifaceted challenges. More studies are required to improve our knowledge of this condition.

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CatecholaminesParagangliomaHumansMaleNormetanephrineTomography, X-Ray ComputedCatecholaminesNormetanephrineAdrenal disordersEar, nose and throat/otolaryngologyNeurosurgeryOtolaryngology / ENT

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PMID37130636
PMCPMC10163517
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