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ArticleCureus2024

A Rare Case of a Middle Mediastinal Mass With Intense and Diffuse Contrast Enhancement.

Christopher D VonTungeln, Bryton E Perman, Oscar L Llanos, Hanna E Nale, Lester J Layfield

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Article in Cureus, 2024. 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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5 authors.

Christopher D VonTungelnInternal Medicine, University of Missouri Healthcare, Columbia, USA.
Bryton E PermanPulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, USA.
Oscar L LlanosPulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, USA.
Hanna E NalePathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, USA.
Lester J LayfieldPathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Masses of the mediastinum have a wide differential diagnosis. Paragangliomas are rare neoplasms of neuroendocrine origin. These masses may be either parasympathetic or sympathetic in origin and have variable presentation. Paragangliomas may very rarely form in the mediastinum and make up a small fraction of masses originating in this location. We present a case of a previously healthy 49-year-old female who was incidentally found to have a middle mediastinal mass with intense and diffuse contrast enhancement on computerized tomography (CT) of the chest with contrast which was ultimately determined to be a paraganglioma. This case highlights the importance of consideration of paragangliomas in the differential diagnosis of a mediastinal mass as well as discusses the diagnosis and treatment of these rare tumors.

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extra-adrenal paragangliomaincidental mediastinal massparagangliomas pheocromocytomas neuroendocrine tumorparatracheal masssdhb mutation

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PMID39569273
PMCPMC11577973

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