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10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2020.18844
Primary pulmonary paraganglioma: Two cases
Cabir Yüksel1, Gökhan Kocaman1, Bülent Mustafa Yenigün1, Hilal Özakıncı2, Serpil Dizbay Sak2, Serkan Enön1, Hakan Kutlay1
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
2Department of Medical Pathology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2020.18844
Paraganglioma is a rare tumor originating from extra-adrenal
chromaffin cells. Primary pulmonary paraganglioma can
also be seen in pediatric patients. Due to its endobronchial
localization, morphological features, and neuroendocrine
immunohistochemical profile, primary pulmonary paraganglioma
can be confused with carcinoid tumor. Primary pulmonary
paraganglioma should be considered in the differential diagnosis
of endobronchial tumors and necessary precautions should be
taken, considering that it may be functioning. In appropriate
cases, bronchial sleeve resection provides curative treatment.
In this article, we present two cases: First was a functioning
primary pulmonary paraganglioma that underwent lobectomy
and second was an entirely endobronchial tumor without any
extra-bronchial spread that underwent bronchial sleeve resection.
Keywords : Bronchial sleeve resection, endobronchial paraganglioma, functioning pulmonary paraganglioma, primary pulmonary paraganglioma
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