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Anterior mediastinal paraganglioma: a case for preoperative embolization
Murtaza Shakir1, Geoff Blossom, John Lippert
1Department of Surgery, Riverside Methodist Hospital, 3535 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43214-3998, USA. murtaza.shakir@gmail.com
Background:
Paraganglioma is a rare but highly vascular tumor of the anterior mediastinum. Surgical resection is a challenge owing to the close proximity to vital structures including the heart, trachea and great vessels. Preoperative embolization has been reported once to facilitate surgical treatment.
Case Presentation:
We report a case of anterior mediastinal paraganglioma that was embolized preoperatively, and was resected without the need for cardiopulmonary bypass and without major bleeding complications.
Conclusion:
We make a case to further the role of preoperative embolization in the treatment of mediastinal paragangliomas.
