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World J Clin Cases. Jun 26, 2019; 7(12): 1529-1534
Published online Jun 26, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i12.1529
Published online Jun 26, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i12.1529
Thoracotomy of an asymptomatic, functional, posterior mediastinal paraganglioma: A case report
Yi-Yu Yin, Bin Yang, Hua Xin, Department of Thoracic Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130000, Jilin Province, China
Yeni Ait Ahmed, National Institutes on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States
Author contributions: Yin YY contributed to study design and manuscript preparation and revision; Yang B contributed to literature research and clinical studies; Ahmed YA contributed to manuscript editing and language polishing; Xin H contributed to manuscript final version approval.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment
Conflict-of-interest statement: None.
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Corresponding author: Hua Xin, MD, PhD, Chief Doctor, Professor, Chief, Department of Thoracic Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, 126 Xiantai Street, Changchun 130000, Jinlin Province, China. yinjie17@mails.jlu.edu.cn
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Received: January 11, 2019
Peer-review started: January 11, 2019
First decision: March 10, 2019
Revised: March 21, 2019
Accepted: April 18, 2019
Article in press: April 19, 2019
Published online: June 26, 2019
Peer-review started: January 11, 2019
First decision: March 10, 2019
Revised: March 21, 2019
Accepted: April 18, 2019
Article in press: April 19, 2019
Published online: June 26, 2019
Core Tip
Core tip: We present a patient with paraganglioma located in the left posterior mediastinum. After the diagnosis of paraganglioma, the patient was preoperatively given an oral adrenoceptor blocking drug, along with intravenous fluid resuscitation for two weeks, and then underwent one-stage resection of lesions via left thoracotomy. The patient recovered after surgery, with no abnormal blood pressure or recurrence during one year of follow-up visits.