Paragangliomas are extra‑adrenal neuroendocrine tumors that derive from neural crest.In general,they are benign tumors but few cases had shown a tendency to metastasize.Malignant forms have been reported previously wi...Paragangliomas are extra‑adrenal neuroendocrine tumors that derive from neural crest.In general,they are benign tumors but few cases had shown a tendency to metastasize.Malignant forms have been reported previously with intracranial metastasis from duodenal origin,but primary intracranial origin represents a rare and unusual location for such tumors.Here,we report a rare case of a 48‑year‑old lady who presented with symptomatic right‑sided insular mass with negative metastatic work up.A complete surgical resection had been done with an unexpected diagnosis of primary gangliocytic paraganglioma with malignant features.展开更多
文摘Paragangliomas are extra‑adrenal neuroendocrine tumors that derive from neural crest.In general,they are benign tumors but few cases had shown a tendency to metastasize.Malignant forms have been reported previously with intracranial metastasis from duodenal origin,but primary intracranial origin represents a rare and unusual location for such tumors.Here,we report a rare case of a 48‑year‑old lady who presented with symptomatic right‑sided insular mass with negative metastatic work up.A complete surgical resection had been done with an unexpected diagnosis of primary gangliocytic paraganglioma with malignant features.