CASE REPORT
Year : 2016 | Volume
: 5 | Issue : 4 | Page : 288--290
Paraganglioma - The pharmacological time bomb
M Suresh Babu, PK Kiran, Karteek RN Udupa
Department of Medicine, JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSS University, Mysore, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. M Suresh Babu
Department of Medicine, JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSS University, Mysore, Karnataka
India
Paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors that arise from the extra-adrenal autonomic paraganglia. Most paragangliomas are either asymptomatic or present as a painless mass. While all contain neurosecretory granules, only in 1%-3% of cases is secretion of hormones such as catecholamines abundant enough to be clinically significant with manifestations often resembling those of pheochromocytoma. Paragangliomas should be considered in the differential diagnosis in a patient presenting with an episodic headache and hypertension. New-onset hyperglycemia or worsening of preexisting diabetes may be the presenting feature in some patients with paragangliomas.
How to cite this article:
Babu M S, Kiran P K, Udupa KR. Paraganglioma - The pharmacological time bomb.Int J Health Allied Sci 2016;5:288-290
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Babu M S, Kiran P K, Udupa KR. Paraganglioma - The pharmacological time bomb. Int J Health Allied Sci [serial online] 2016 [cited 2023 May 29 ];5:288-290
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