Pheochromocytoma of the organ of Zuckerkandl

Hoang Di Thu Le; Thai Thi My Hanh Nguyen; Anh Vu Pham; Cong Thuan Dang; Thanh Thao Nguyen

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2020.11.024

Pheochromocytoma of the organ of Zuckerkandl

Radiol Case Rep. 2020 Nov 28;16(2):268-272. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2020.11.024. eCollection 2021 Feb.

Authors

Hoang Di Thu Le¹, Thai Thi My Hanh Nguyen¹, Anh Vu Pham², Cong Thuan Dang³, Thanh Thao Nguyen¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, 06 Ngo Quyen t., Hue, Vietnam.
² Department of Surgery, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, Hue, Vietnam.
³ Department of Histology, Embryology, Pathology & Forensic Medicine, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, Hue, Vietnam.

Abstract

Paragangliomas are uncommon neuroendocrine neoplasms that occur in characteristic locations. While parasympathetic paragangliomas are mainly located at the head and neck, sympathetic paragangliomas are mostly located below the neck. Among parasympathetic paragangliomas, pheochromocytomas are the most common. Ninety percent of cases of pheochromocytomas arise within the adrenal gland. We report a case of a 63-year-old woman with an extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma of the organ of Zuckerkandl detected by CT and MRI and subsequently confirmed by postoperative histology and immunohistochemistry.

Keywords: Histopathology; Immunohistochemical; MRI; Paraganglioma; Pheochromocytoma; Zuckerkandl.

Publication types

Case Reports