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Primary paraganglioma of the lung: A case report

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Abstract

Background

Primary pulmonary paraganglioma is an uncommon neuroendocrine tumor of the lung, mostly discovered accidentally.

Case presentation

We present the case of an 18-year-old female patient with multiple pulmonary nodules discovered accidentally during investigations of another presentation.

Conclusion

This case report describes a low-grade, malignant primary pulmonary paraganglioma that presented specific characteristics upon computed tomography imaging. Egypt J Broncho 2014 8:64–65

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  1. Departments of Pulmonary Medicine, Ain Shams University, 147 Khalifa El Maamoun Street, 11566, Cairo, Egypt

    Tamer Ibraheem MD & Ashraf Madkour

  2. Medical Oncology and Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

    Hisham ElGhazaly

  3. Medical Oncology and Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

    Ahmed Elnori

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Correspondence to Tamer Ibraheem MD.

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Ibraheem, T., ElGhazaly, H., Madkour, A. et al. Primary paraganglioma of the lung: A case report. Egypt J Bronchol 8, 64–65 (2014). https://doi.org/10.4103/1687-8426.137357

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