Functioning metastatic paraganglioma of the urinary bladder in a 10-year-old child
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Paragangliomas of the urinary bladder are very rare tumours representing less than 1% of bladder tumours. Preoperative diagnosis is essential to avoid perioperative complications related to catecholamine release. A high index of suspicion should be maintained when the classical symptoms of voiding-related paroxysms of headache, palpitation and dizziness are present. We present a rare case of malignant paraganglioma of the urinary bladder in a 10-year-old boy. The patient had the classic presentation. We review the radiological diagnostic tools and findings of this rare entity. © 2017 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Cancer intervention, Neuroendocrinology, Radiology, Urological cancer, Urological surgery, Child, Cystectomy, Humans, Magnetic resonance imaging, Male, Neoplasm metastasis, Paraganglioma, Treatment outcome, Ultrasonography, Urinary bladder neoplasms, Catecholamine, Cd56 antigen, Chromogranin, Gadoteric acid, Ini 1 protein, Metadrenalin, Normetadrenalin, Synaptophysin, Unclassified drug, Vanilmandelic acid, Article, Bladder tumor, Cancer staging, Cancer surgery, Case report, Dizziness, Follow up, Headache, Human, Human cell, Human tissue, Lymph node dissection, Positron emission tomography-computed tomography, Priority journal, Protein blood level, Radiological procedures, Rare disease, School child, Sweating, Diagnostic imaging, Echography, Metastasis, Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging