Nonfunctioning Periurethral Paraganglioma Incidentally Detected by FDG PET/CT

Paragangliomas are extra-adrenal neuroendocrine tumors that are derived from neural crest cells. Among all the paragangliomas, those in a pelvic location are extremely rare. In addition, the prevalence of nonfunctioning paragangliomas is underestimated because of their clinical latency, and they are...

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Published in:Nuclear medicine and molecular imaging 2011, Vol.45 (2), p.145-148
Main Authors: Kim, Chul-Han, Oh, So-Won, Bae, Jeong-Mo, Jung, Kyeong-Cheon, Kim, Seung-Hyup, Kang, Keon-Wook, Lee, Dong-Soo
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Language:Korean
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Summary:Paragangliomas are extra-adrenal neuroendocrine tumors that are derived from neural crest cells. Among all the paragangliomas, those in a pelvic location are extremely rare. In addition, the prevalence of nonfunctioning paragangliomas is underestimated because of their clinical latency, and they are often underdiagnosed unless they cause symptoms. We report a case of a nonfunctioning periurethral paraganglioma that was incidentally detected by FDG PET/CT during regular follow-up after excision of a melanoma on the left thumb.
ISSN:1869-3474
1869-3482