Totally Laparoscopic Resection of a Large Retroperitoneal Paraganglioma in an Older Patient: A Case Report on Precise Diagnosis and Perioperative Management.

Kenichiro Yambe, Shingo Tsujinaka, Tomoya Miura, Yasuhiro Nakamura, Toru Nakano, Chikashi Shibata, Yu Katayose

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Kenichiro YambeDivision of Hapato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan.

Shingo TsujinakaDivision of Gastroenterologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan.

Tomoya MiuraDivision of Gastroenterologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan.

Yasuhiro NakamuraDivision of Pathology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan.

Toru NakanoDivision of Gastroenterologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan.

Chikashi ShibataDivision of Gastroenterologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan.

Yu KatayoseDivision of Hapato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan.

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Introduction: Paraganglioma is an extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma that requires surgical resection with strict perioperative management because of its catecholamine-producing nature. We report a case of successful laparoscopic resection of a large retroperitoneal paraganglioma in an older patient. Case Presentation: An 80-year-old man was diagnosed with hypertension during a routine health checkup. Elevated plasma metanephrine and normetanephrine levels, along with radiological findings of a 6.5-cm tumor with Conclusion: This case highlights the importance of precise diagnosis, meticulous perioperative planning and management, and minimally invasive surgery in the successful treatment of large retroperitoneal paragangliomas in older patients.

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ElderlyLaparoscopic resectionParagangliomaPerioperative managementRetroperitoneal paraganglioma

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PMID41064553

DOI10.1159/000547732

PMCPMC12503606

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