A Case of Pulmonary Paraganglioma

A case of pulmonary paragnglioma in a 47 year-old man is presented. He was found to have a rounded opacity in the left upper lobe on routine chest radiography. Brushing cytological specimens obtained by flexible bronchofiberscopy revealed malignant cells, therefore left upper lobectomy was performed...

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Published inThe Japanese journal of thoracic diseases Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 87 - 91
Main Authors Ohsaki, Yoshinobu, Shimizu, Tetsuo, Fujikane, Toshiaki, Akaishi, Tadayuki, Sakai, Eiichi, Onodera, Sokichi, Sasaki, Nobuhiro, Fujita, Masahiro, Harada, Kazunori
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published The Japanese Respiratory Society 25.01.1986
Subjects
Lung tumor
Paraganglioma
Pulmonary paraganglioma
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ISSN0301-1542
1883-471X
DOI10.11389/jjrs1963.24.87

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Summary:A case of pulmonary paragnglioma in a 47 year-old man is presented. He was found to have a rounded opacity in the left upper lobe on routine chest radiography. Brushing cytological specimens obtained by flexible bronchofiberscopy revealed malignant cells, therefore left upper lobectomy was performed. Histopathological and electron microscopic examination of the resected tumor showed pulmonary paraganglioma. The patient did well postoperatively, and no recurrence occured during the subsequent 4 years. The solitary form of pulmonary paraganglioma is rare. The literature was reviewed.
ISSN:0301-1542
1883-471X
DOI:10.11389/jjrs1963.24.87