Paraganglioma of the urinary bladder: A case report

It is very un comm on to discover Paraga ngliomas in the uri nar y bladder. Thes e tu mo ur s origina te from the sympathetic nerves which supp ly chromaffin cells in the bladde r wall. They can be classified as functional or nonfunctional. If functional, the most common presentations are with hypertensive crisis or post-micturition syncope. A si lent pa raganglioma of th e bl adder ca n be easily m isdiagnosed w hich can resu lt in severe pe ri- oper ative morbidity. We pre sent a ca se of a male pati ent who was being m a naged fo r hype rt ension for 2-3 ye ars. He presented at The Indus Hospital, Karachi o n 7th August 2022 with gross painless haematuria. An ultrasound scan revealed an echogenic lesion aris ing from base of the urinar y bladder, wh ic h was trea ted via Transurethral Resection o f Bladde r Tumour (TURBT). Histopathological report revealed Paraganglioma of the Bladder. He was later scheduled for Partial Cystectomy (PC) and has been doing well ever since.