Affiliations 

  • 1 Singapore General Hospital, Department of Radiology, Outram Road, Singapore 169608. sandeep_hvradiologist@hotmail.com
  • 2 Singapore General Hospital, Department of Radiology, Outram Road, Singapore 169608
Med J Malaysia, 2016 02;71(1):39-40.
PMID: 27130746

Abstract

Extra-adrenal /retroperitoneal paraganglioma is a rare cause of hypertension in young with increased incidence of metastasis as compared to adrenal pheochromocytoma. We present a case of a young female with history of headache, nausea/vomiting, palpitations, uncontrolled hypertension, heat intolerance and diaphoresis. The 24-hour urine catecholamine levels were elevated. Clinical diagnosis of pheochromocytoma was made and further evaluation with Computed Tomography (CT) scan of the adrenals revealed extradrenal para-aortic retroperitoneal mass in keeping with paraganglioma. Gallium-68 DOTATE positron emission tomography-CT scan (PET-CT) confirmed the diagnosis without evidence of metastatic foci.

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