A young patient with heart failure was diagnosed with extra-adrenal paraganglioma: a case report

[摘要] BackgroundWe present a case of pelvic paraganglioma that presented with heart failure as the primary symptom.Case presentationA 35-year-old man was admitted to hospital due to heart failure. Contrast-enhanced pelvic CT showed mass shadows in the posterior wall of the bladder and multiple enlarged lymph nodes in the retroperitoneal area. Ultrasound-guided puncture was performed, and the pathologic diagnosis was extra-adrenal paraganglioma. The patient refused any chemotherapy and died within six months of diagnosis.ConclusionThe possibility of neuroendocrine-related tumors, for example paragangliomas, should be considered in young patients with heart failure, especially those with concomitant hypertension and diabetes.

[发布日期] 2022-12-21

[关键词] Paraganglioma;Extra-adrenal gland;Heart failure;Case report