Asymptomatic mediastinal extra-adrenal paraganglioma as a cause of sudden death: a case Report
Abstract: A 23-year-old female patient was referred for treatment of a posterior mediastinal tumour. There was no history of hypertension or headache and no other complaints. The patient’s blood pressure increased to 210/125 mmHg after surgically manipulating the tumour, subsequently reversing to severe hypotension (25/15 mmHg) immediately after the tumour was removed. The life-threatening and irreversible blood pressure drop was difficult to treat with fluid and vasopressors, and the patient ultimately died of cardio-respiratory failure. Asymptomatic paraganglioma can be non-functional but can also be fatal. For any lump in the thoracic cavity, paraganglioma should be ruled out.
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
- Sprache
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Englisch
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Asymptomatic mediastinal extra-adrenal paraganglioma as a cause of sudden death: a case Report ; volume:14 ; number:1 ; year:2019 ; pages:564-567 ; extent:4
Open life sciences ; 14, Heft 1 (2019), 564-567 (gesamt 4)
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Xu, Qiancheng
Cao, Yingya
Yin, Hongzhen
Wu, Rongrong
Yu, Tao
Lu, Weihua
- DOI
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10.1515/biol-2019-0062
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2409201716416.314397665110
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Beteiligte
- Xu, Qiancheng
- Cao, Yingya
- Yin, Hongzhen
- Wu, Rongrong
- Yu, Tao
- Lu, Weihua