Takahashi Tsuyoshi, Nogimura Hiroshi, Kuriki Ken, Kobayashi Ryo
Department of Surgery, Yaizu City Hospital, 1000 Dobara, Yaizu-City, Shizuoka 425-8505, Japan.
World J Surg Oncol. 2014 Mar 29;12:74. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-12-74.
Extra-adrenal pheochromocytomas are termed paragangliomas. Paragangliomas in the mediastinum, especially the superior mediastinum, are extremely rare. It is known that paragangliomas or pheochromocytomas occur in combination with von Hippel-Lindau syndrome. We present the case of a non-functional superior mediastinal paraganglioma in a patient with von Hippel-Lindau syndrome, without a familial history suggestive of the condition. This case highlights that we should be aware of possible sporadic von Hippel-Lindau syndrome in patients with a mediastinal paraganglioma.
肾上腺外嗜铬细胞瘤被称为副神经节瘤。纵隔内的副神经节瘤,尤其是上纵隔的副神经节瘤极为罕见。已知副神经节瘤或嗜铬细胞瘤可与冯·希佩尔-林道综合征并发。我们报告一例患有冯·希佩尔-林道综合征的患者发生非功能性上纵隔副神经节瘤的病例,该患者无提示该病的家族史。此病例强调,对于患有纵隔副神经节瘤的患者,我们应警惕可能存在的散发性冯·希佩尔-林道综合征。