Laparoscopic resection of a large paraganglioma arising in the organ of Zuckerkandl: Report of a case and review of the literature

摘要

Paragangliomas are catecholamine-secreting neuroendocrine tumours arising from chromaffin tissue at extra-adrenal sites. The commonest site fora paraganglioma is the organ of Zuckerkandl. Traditional treatment of paraganglioma of organ of Zuckerkandl (POZ) involves open surgicalresection, and only a few cases of laparoscopic approach to this pathology have been reported. We report the successful laparoscopic resectionof a large POZ in a 22-year-old woman and review the previous cases reporting a laparoscopic approach to this rare tumour.