İntrapulmoner Paraganglioma

Abstract

Sir, Paragangliomas are rare tumors originating from paraganglionic tissue that extends from the skull base to the pelvic diaphragm. Although they can be asymptomatic, they can also cause symptoms by secreting catecholamines or with local expansion. They can also be the component of many hereditary diseases. These tumors are reported in various rare localisations, which include lung parenchyma.1 The first primary pulmonary paraganglioma (PP) case was reported by Heppleston in 1958.2 The number of cases diagnosed till date is less than 50 in the English literature.