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Multimodality Diagnosis of Mesenteric Ischemia
Published on: July 21, 2023
An unusual mesenteric tumor 'paraganglioma': a case report
Zeynep Ozkan1, Cengizhan San Ozdemir1, Gunay Yasar2
1Department of General Surgery, Elazig Training and Research Hospital, Elazig, Turkey.
Introduction:
Paragangliomas are mostly localized in the adrenal medulla and they are usually pheochromocytomas, derived from the neural crest, but otherwise mesenteric paragangliomas are extremely rare tumors.
Case Presentation:
In this article we represent a 59-year-old female with an abdominal mass and pain due to mesenteric paraganglioma.
Conclusions:
Paragangliomas can occur as mesenteric tumors; usually, preoperative accurate diagnosis is not possible with imaging methods and precise diagnosis is possible after histological evaluation.