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Query: UMLS:C0162871 (
abdominal aortic aneurysm
)
8,664
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
The concurrence of a
paraganglioma
of the organ of Zuckerkandl and an
abdominal aortic aneurysm
is reported in a 72-year-old caucasian male. Computerized tomography scan confirmed the aneurysm and noted a well-circumscribed tumour of the aneurysmal wall. At operation, the tumour was identified and excised with part of the aneurysmal wall. The tumour exhibited all the features of a
paraganglioma
while the vessel wall showed atherosclerosis and secondary degenerative changes. The features of the aortico-sympathetic group of paragangliomas are discussed.
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PMID:Paraganglioma presenting with an aortic aneurysm. 254 86
