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Published on: March 30, 2018
Primary adrenal mantle cell lymphoma mimicking a non-functional retroperitoneal paraganglioma
Kia Seyed Toutounchi1, Amirreza Jabbaripour Sarmadian2, Amir Vahedi3
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran.
Key Clinical Message:
Patients presenting with abdominal pain and retroperitoneal mass in radiographic images may be in the early stages of primary adrenal mantle cell lymphoma, which requires histological studies for a definite diagnosis.
Abstract:
This report presents a 37-year-old woman complaining of ambiguous abdominal pain, with imaging findings revealing a retroperitoneal abdominal mass on the left side of the aorta, and a possible diagnosis of non-functional retroperitoneal paraganglioma. Total laparoscopic excision was performed. Surprisingly, histological examinations revealed features in favor of mantle cell lymphoma.
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