Primary paraganglioma of the lung: A case report
Tóm tắt
Primary pulmonary paraganglioma is an uncommon neuroendocrine tumor of the lung, mostly discovered accidentally. We present the case of an 18-year-old female patient with multiple pulmonary nodules discovered accidentally during investigations of another presentation. 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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