Primary supratentorial intracerebral malignant paraganglioma

Paragangliomas are extra-adrenal neuroendocrine tumours that derive from neural crest. They are benign tumours in general but few cases had shown their tendency to metastasize. Malignant forms have been reported previously with intracranial metastasis from duodenal origin but primary intracranial or...

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Published in:Canadian journal of neurological sciences 2015-05, Vol.42 (S1), p.S47-S47
Main Authors: Ahmed, AA, Lach, B, Kachur, E, Cenic, A
Format: Article
Language:English
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Neuroendocrine tumors
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Summary:Paragangliomas are extra-adrenal neuroendocrine tumours that derive from neural crest. They are benign tumours in general but few cases had shown their tendency to metastasize. Malignant forms have been reported previously with intracranial metastasis from duodenal origin but primary intracranial origin represent a rare and unusual location for such tumours. We report a rare case for a 48 year old lady who presented with symptomatic right sided insular mass with negative metastatic work up. A complete surgical resection had been done with an unexpected diagnosis of primary gangliocytic paraganglioma with malignant features.
ISSN:0317-1671
2057-0155
DOI:10.1017/cjn.2015.215