Paraganglioma is a rare neuroendocrine neoplasm observed in patients of all ages, with an estimated incidence of 3/1,000,000 population. It has long been recognized that some cases are familial. The majority of these ...Paraganglioma is a rare neuroendocrine neoplasm observed in patients of all ages, with an estimated incidence of 3/1,000,000 population. It has long been recognized that some cases are familial. The majority of these tumors are benign, and the only absolute criterion for malignancy is the presence of metastases at sites where chromaffin tissue is not usually found. Some tumors show gross local invasion and recurrence, which may indeed kill the patient, but this does not necessarily associate with metastatic potential. Here, we report a case of vertebral metastatic paraganglioma that occurred 19 months after the patient had undergone partial cystectomy for urinary bladder paraganglioma. We believe this to be a rarely reported bone metastasis of paraganglioma arising originally within the urinary bladder. In this report, we also provide a summary of the general characteristics of this disease, together with progress in diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.展开更多
Breast cancer can metastasize to other organs following initial treatment.Bones, liver, and the lung are the most common sites of breast cancer metastases.The digestive tract, on the other hand, is rarely involved.The...Breast cancer can metastasize to other organs following initial treatment.Bones, liver, and the lung are the most common sites of breast cancer metastases.The digestive tract, on the other hand, is rarely involved.The incidence of mesorectal metastasis(a special category of rectal metastases) from breast cancer has not been described before.The case reported herein concerns a 68-year-old woman who underwent mastectomy.A pelvic mass with no symptoms was subsequently identified by computed tomography in the patient.We ultimately confirmed that this mass was a metastasis from breast cancer located in the mesorectum using surgical exploration and pathology results.展开更多
基金supported by grants of National Natural Science Foundation of China(42061134011,52074129,and 42173076)the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai(21ZR1417400)+2 种基金the Shanghai International Collaboration Program(18230743300)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(JKJ012016028)to Yi-Fan Liu,Li-Bin Shou,Shi-Zhong Yang,Jin-Feng Liu,and Bo-Zhong Muthe NSFC/RGC Joint Research Fund(41161160560)to Ji-Dong Gu。
文摘Paraganglioma is a rare neuroendocrine neoplasm observed in patients of all ages, with an estimated incidence of 3/1,000,000 population. It has long been recognized that some cases are familial. The majority of these tumors are benign, and the only absolute criterion for malignancy is the presence of metastases at sites where chromaffin tissue is not usually found. Some tumors show gross local invasion and recurrence, which may indeed kill the patient, but this does not necessarily associate with metastatic potential. Here, we report a case of vertebral metastatic paraganglioma that occurred 19 months after the patient had undergone partial cystectomy for urinary bladder paraganglioma. We believe this to be a rarely reported bone metastasis of paraganglioma arising originally within the urinary bladder. In this report, we also provide a summary of the general characteristics of this disease, together with progress in diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.
基金Supported by Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University,Dalian,Liaoning,China
文摘Breast cancer can metastasize to other organs following initial treatment.Bones, liver, and the lung are the most common sites of breast cancer metastases.The digestive tract, on the other hand, is rarely involved.The incidence of mesorectal metastasis(a special category of rectal metastases) from breast cancer has not been described before.The case reported herein concerns a 68-year-old woman who underwent mastectomy.A pelvic mass with no symptoms was subsequently identified by computed tomography in the patient.We ultimately confirmed that this mass was a metastasis from breast cancer located in the mesorectum using surgical exploration and pathology results.
