Gangliocytic paraganglioma leading to duodeno-jejunal intussusception: A case report

Federico Fontana, MD; Filippo Piacentino, MD Phd; Christian Ossola, MD; Rebecca D'Amato Pascarella, MD; Caterina Franchi, MD; Marco Curti, MD; Andrea Coppola, MD; Antonio Basile, MD; Salomone Di Saverio, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS; Giulio Carcano, MD; Massimo Venturini, MD

Radiology Case Reports (Dec 2021)

Gangliocytic paraganglioma leading to duodeno-jejunal intussusception: A case report

Federico Fontana, MD,
Filippo Piacentino, MD Phd,
Christian Ossola, MD,
Rebecca D'Amato Pascarella, MD,
Caterina Franchi, MD,
Marco Curti, MD,
Andrea Coppola, MD,
Antonio Basile, MD,
Salomone Di Saverio, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS,
Giulio Carcano, MD,
Massimo Venturini, MD

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Federico Fontana, MD: Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, Ospedale di Circolo, ASST dei Sette Laghi, Varese 21100, Italy; School of Medicine and Surgery, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Varese 21100, Italy
Filippo Piacentino, MD Phd: Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, Ospedale di Circolo, ASST dei Sette Laghi, Varese 21100, Italy
Christian Ossola, MD: School of Medicine and Surgery, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Varese 21100, Italy; Corresponding author.
Rebecca D'Amato Pascarella, MD: School of Medicine and Surgery, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Varese 21100, Italy
Caterina Franchi, MD: School of Medicine and Surgery, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Varese 21100, Italy
Marco Curti, MD: School of Medicine and Surgery, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Varese 21100, Italy
Andrea Coppola, MD: Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, Ospedale di Circolo, ASST dei Sette Laghi, Varese 21100, Italy
Antonio Basile, MD: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies, Radiodiagnostic and Radiotherapy Unit, University Hospital ''Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele'', Catania 95123, Italy
Salomone Di Saverio, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS: School of Medicine and Surgery, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Varese 21100, Italy; Department of General Surgery, ASUR Marche, AV5, Hospital of San Benedetto del Tronto, San Benedetto del Tronto 63074, Italy
Giulio Carcano, MD: School of Medicine and Surgery, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Varese 21100, Italy; Surgery Department, Ospedale di Circolo, ASST dei Sette Laghi, Varese 21100, Italy
Massimo Venturini, MD: Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, Ospedale di Circolo, ASST dei Sette Laghi, Varese 21100, Italy; School of Medicine and Surgery, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Varese 21100, Italy

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16, no. 12
pp. 3977 – 3981

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The intussusception of the small bowel is rarely encountered in adult patients and is frequently associated with a lead point that is often malignant. In a 69-year-old female patient with an episode of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, computed tomography (CT) showed a duodenal-jejunal intussusception caused by an intraluminal mass. Open polypectomy and reduction of intussusception were performed and the diagnosis of gangliocytic paraganglioma was made at pathological evaluation. It would be important to consider neoplasms like gangliocytic paraganglioma in the setting of adult small bowel intussusception.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
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