Renal Paraganglioma: Report of a Case Managed by Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy and Review of the Literature

Burak Bahar; Stefan E. Pambuccian; Gopal N. Gupta; Güliz A. Barkan

doi:10.1155/2014/527592

Case Reports in Urology (Jan 2014)

Renal Paraganglioma: Report of a Case Managed by Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy and Review of the Literature

Burak Bahar,
Stefan E. Pambuccian,
Gopal N. Gupta,
Güliz A. Barkan

Affiliations

Burak Bahar: Department of Pathology, Loyola University Medical Center, South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
Stefan E. Pambuccian: Department of Pathology, Loyola University Medical Center, South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
Gopal N. Gupta: Departments of Urology, Surgery and Radiology, Loyola University Medical Center, South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
Güliz A. Barkan: Department of Pathology, Loyola University Medical Center, South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/527592
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2014

Abstract

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We describe the pathological and clinical presentation of a rare case of renal paraganglioma occurring as an incidental left renal mass in a 58-year-old woman. The patient underwent robotic assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy, which is the first one in the literature.

Published in Case Reports in Urology

ISSN: 2090-696X (Print); 2090-6978 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/5030

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