Nonfunctioning malignant paraganglioma of the posterior mediastinum with spinal cord compression: A case report

Spine

Volumn 21, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 1703-1709

  Noorda, Robbert J P ^a   Wuisman, Paul I J M ^a,b   Kummer, Alain J ^a   Winters, Henri A H ^a   Rauwerda, Jan A ^a   Egeler Peerdeman, Saskia M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

case report; mediastinal; paraganglioma; review

Indexed keywords

(3 IODOBENZYL)GUANIDINE I 125;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDIASTINUM; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAGANGLIOMA; PARAGANGLION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; THORAX PAIN;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MEDIASTINUM; MIDDLE AGED; PARAGANGLIOMA; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

EID: 0030013195     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199607150-00018     Document Type: Article

References (61)

1. Arom KV, Nicoloff DM. Intrathoracic paraganglioma arising from aorticosympathetic paraganglioma. Arch Surg 1976;111:275-9.
2. Ball ABS, Tait DM, Fisher C, Sinnett HD, Harmer CL. Treatment of metastatic para-aortic paraganglioma by surgery, radiotherapy and I-131 mIBG. Eur J Surg Oncol 1991; 17:543-6.
3. Baulieu JL, Guilloteau D, Baulieu F, et al. Therapeutic effectiveness of iodine-131 MIBG. Metastases of a nonsecreting paraganglioma. J Nucl Med 1988:29:2008-13.
4. Bird DJB, Seiler MW. Aorticopulmonary paraganglioma (aortic body tumor): Report of a case. Ultrastruct Pathol 1991;15:475-9.
5. Bjork VO, Linderholm H, Lublin H, Pernow B, Törnberg B. Malignant intrathoracic pheochromocytoma with lung metastases and raised noradrenaline concentration in superior vena cava blood: Report of a case. Acta Chir Scand 1959;116: 411-22.
6. Boker DK, Wassmann H, Solymosi L. Paragangliomas of the spinal canal. Surg Neurol 1983;19:461-8.
7. Bomanji J, Levison DA, Flatman WD, et al. Uptake of iodine-123 MIBG by phaeochromocytomas, paragangliomas and neuroblastomas: A histopathological comparison. J Nucl Med 1987;28:973-8.
8. Boneshi M, Erba M, Giuffrida GF, Mattioli A, Miani S. Mediastinal functioning paraganglioma. A case report. Minerva Chir 1993;48:1455-8.
9. Carney JA, Sheps SG, Go VLW, Gordon H. The triad of gastric leiomyosarcoma, functioning extra-adrenal paraganglioma and pulmonary chordoma. N Engl J Med 1977;296: 1517-8.
10. Chedid A, Jao W. Hereditary tumors of the carotid bodies and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cancer 1974;33: 1635-41.
11. Cybulski GR, Nijensohn E, Brody BA, Meyer OR, Cohen B. Spinal cord compression from a thoracic paraganglioma: Case report. Neurosurgery 1991;28:306-9.
12. Dial P, Marks C, Bolton J. Current management of paragangliomas. Surg Gynaecol Obstet 1982;155:187-92.
13. Drucker EA, McLoud TC, Dedrick CG, Hilgenberg AD, Geller SC, Shepard JO. Mediastinal paraganglioma: A radiologic evaluation of an unusual vascular tumor. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1987;148:521-2.
14. Dunn GD, Brown MJ, Sapsford RN, et al. Functioning middle mediastinal paraganglioma (Phaeochromocytoma) associated with intercarotid paragangliomas. Lancet 1986;1: 1061-4.
15. Enzinger FM, Weiss SW. Soft Tissue Tumors, 2nd ed. St. Louis: CV Mosby, 1988:836-60.
16. Evora PRB, Bongiovani HL, Sgarbieri RN, et al. Non-functioning paraganglioma of the posterior mediastinum. Case report. Scand J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1988;22:295-7.
17. Falke TH, Gils van AP, Seters van AP, Sandler MP. Magnetic resonance imaging of functioning paragangliomas. Magn Reson Q 1990;6:35-64.
18. Gallivan MVE, Chun B, Rowden G, Lack EE. Intrathoracic paravertebral malignant paraganglioma. Arch Pathol Lab Med 1980;204:46-51.
19. Garbe L, Choux R, Monges G, Brochier MJ, Hassoun J, Payan H. Involution maligne d'un chémodectome médiatinal: Etude ultrastructurale. Arch Cytol Pathol 1980;28:317-9.
20. Gils AP van, Erkel AR van, Falke TH, Pauwels EK. Magnetic resonance imaging or metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy for the demonstration of paragangliomas? Correlations and disparities. Eur J Nucl Med 1994;21:239-53.
21. Glenner GG, Grimley P. Tumors of the extraadrenal paraganglion system (including chemoreceptors). Washington, DC, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 2nd series, fasc 9, 1974.
22. Haber S. Retroperitoneal and mediastinal chemodectoma: Report of a case and review of the literature. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1964;92:1029-41.
23. Hamid Q, Varndell IM, Ibrahim NB, et al. Extra-adrenal paragangliomas. An immunocytochemical and ultrastructural report. Cancer 1987;60:1776-81.
24. Heerden JA van, Roland CF, Carney JA, Sheps SG, Grant CS. Long-term evaluation following resection of apparently benign pheochromocytoma(s)/paraganglioma(s). World J Surg 1990;14:325-9.
25. Herrera MF, Heerden JA van, Puga FJ, Hogan MJ, Carney A. Mediastinal paraganglioma: A surgical experience. Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1096-100.
26. Higgens CB. The thorax. In: Higgens CB, Hricak HH, eds. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Body. New York: Raven Press, 1987:11.
27. Hodgkinson DJ, Telander RL, Sheps SG, Gilchrist GS, Crowe JK. Extra-adrenal intrathoracic functioning paraganglioma (pheochromocytoma) in childhood. Mayo Clin Proc 1980;55:271-6.
28. Hoefnagel CA, Voute PA, de Kraker J, Marcuse HR. Radionuclide diagnosis and therapy of neural crest tumors using iodine-131 metaiodobenzylguanidine. J Nucl Med 1987; 28:308-14.
29. Jazy FK, Shehata WM, Ramirez R, Hall JM, Ignatius J. Intrathoracic paraganglioma arising from aorticosympathetic paraganglioma. Illinois Medical Journal 1981;160:102-3.
30. Khafagi F, Egerton-Vernon J, Doorn van, et al. Localization and treatment of familial malignant nonfunctional paraganglioma with iodine-131 MIBG: Report of two cases. J Nucl Med 1987;28:528-31.
31. Kliewer KE, Cochran AJ. A review of the histology, ultrastructure, immunohistology, and molecular biology of extra-adrenal paragangliomas. Arch Pathol Lab Med 1989;113: 1209-18.
32. Kliewer KE, Wen DR, Cancilla PA, Cochran AJ. Paragangliomas: Assessment of prognosis by histologic, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural techniques. Hum Pathol 1989; 20:29-39.
33. Lack EE, Cubilla AL, Woodruff JM, Farr HW. Paragangliomas of the head neck: A clinical study of 69 patients. Cancer 1977;39:397-409.
34. Lamy AL, Fradet GJ, Luoma A, Nelems B. Anterior and middle mediastinum paraganglioma: Complete resection is the treatment of choice. Am Thorac Surg 1994;57:249-52.
35. Lattes R. Nonchromaffin paraganglioma of ganglion nodosum, carotid body and aortic-arch bodies. Cancer 1950;3: 667-94.
36. Maier HC. Intrathoracic pheochromocytoma with hypertension. Ann Surg 1949;130:1059-65.
37. Maier HC, Humphreys GH II. Intrathoracic pheochromocytoma. Including a case of multiple paragangliomas of the functional and nonfunctional type. J Thorac Surg 1958;36: 625-41.
38. Mertens WC, Grigon DJ, Romano W. Malignant paraganglioma with skeletal metastases and spinal cord compression: Response and palliation with chemotherapy. Clin Oncol 1993;5:126-8.
39. Miller JW. Ein paragangliom des Brust-sympathicus. Zentralbl Allg Pathol 1924;35:85-94.
40. Namba R, Saika Y, Nakata Y, et al. A case of benign paraganglioma arising in the middle mediastinum; 201T1-SPECT for differentation from malignant tumor. Kaku-Igaku 1993;30:1097-101.
41. Odze R, Begin LR. Malignant paraganglioma of the posterior mediastinum. A case report and review of the literature. Cancer 1990;65:564-9.
42. Ogawa J, Kaga K, Iwasaki M, Xamada S, Inoue H, Shotsu A. Clinical study of paragangliomas in the thorax. Kyobu Geka 1992;45:573-7.
43. Ogawa J, Inoue H, Koide S, Kawada S, Shohtsu A, Hata J. Functioning paraganglioma in the posterior mediastinum. Ann Thorac Surg 1982;33:507-10.
44. Olson JL, Salyer WR. Mediastinal paragangliomas (aortic body tumor): A report of four cases and review of the literature. Cancer 1978;41:2405-12.
45. Ovrum E, Birkeland S. Mediastinal tumors and cysts. A review of 91 cases. Scand J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1979;13: 161-8.
46. Routh A, Hickman BT, Hardy JD, Suvarna V. Malignant chemodectoma of posterior mediastinum. South Med J 1982; 75:879-81.
47. Sclafani LM, Woodruff JM, Brennan MF. Extraadrenal retroperitoneal paragangliomas: Natural history and response to treatment. Surgery 1990;108:1124-30.
48. Scott HW, Reynolds V, Green N, et al. Clinical experience with malignant phaeochromocytomas. Surg Gynaecol Obstet 1982;154:801-18.
49. Sheps SG, Brown ML. Localization of mediastinal paragangliomas (pheochromocytoma). Chest 1985;87:807-9.
50. Shiota T, Kato H. Mediastinal endocrine tumor. Nippon-Rinsho 1994;4(Suppl):406-9.
51. Sisson JC, Frager MS, Valk TW, et al. Scintigraphic localization of phaeochromocytoma. N Engl J Med 1981;305: 12-7.
52. Smit AJ, van Essen LH, Hollema H, et al. Meta-[I-131]iodobenzylguanidine uptake in a nonsecreting paraganglioma. J Nucl Med 1984;25:984-6.
53. Sisson JC, Shapiro B, Beierwaltes WH. Radiopharmaceutical treatment of malignant phaeochromocytoma. J Nucl Med 1984;24:197-206.
54. Smithers DW, Gowning NFC. Chemodectoma in the region of the aortic arch. Thorac 1965;20:182-9.
55. Tama L, Ellis Jr FH, Hofgson CH, Dockerty MB. Chemodectoma of the mediastinum. J Thorac Surg 1962;43:585-94.
56. Tanaka F, Kitano M, Tatsumi A, et al. Paraganglioma of the posterior mediastinum: Value of magnetic resonance imaging. Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:517-9.
57. Vetter H, Fischer M, Muller-Rensing R, et al. 131-I-metaiodobenzylguanidine in treatment of malignant phaeochromocytoma [letter]. Lancet 1983;2:107.
58. Victor S, Anand KV, Andappan P, Bharathy S, Rao S, Reddy KC. Malignant mediastinal chemodectoma. Chest 1975;68:583-4.
59. Von Moll L, McEwan AJ, Shapiro B, et al. Iodine-131 MIBG scitigraphy of neuroendocrine tumors other than phaeochromocytoma and neuroblastoma. J Nucl Med 1987;28: 979-88.
60. Wychulis AR, Payne WS, Clagett OT, Woolner LB. Surgical treatment of mediastinal tumors. A 40 year experience. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1971;62:379-92.
61. Zak FG, Lawson W. The Paraganglionic Chemoreceptor System. Physiology, Pathology, and Clinical Medicine. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1982.