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An Orthotopic Bladder Tumor Model and the Evaluation of Intravesical saRNA Treatment
Published on: July 28, 2012
[Bladder paraganglioma]
A Ojea Calvo1, B Rodríguez Iglesias, A Alonso Rodrígo
1Servicio de Urología, Hospital Xeral de Vigo.
Abstract:
By definition, the term paraganglioma includes all the tumours deriving from the body's paraganglion system, which are therefore ranked as intra-adrenal (pheochromocytoma) and extra-adrenal or paraganglion. Vesical paraganglion represents about 10% of all extra-adrenal paraganglioma and can be functional and non-functional. When functional, the symptoms are those originated from the products synthesised in excess, usually occurring in a paroxismical fashion, in relation with urination, ejaculation and defecation. Contribution of one vesical paraganglioma accidentally found in a 71 year-old female patients undergoing tests to study the extent of a right kidney carcinosarcoma.
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