Gangliocytic Paraganglioma of the Bronchus. A Case Report With Follow-up and Ultrastructural Assessment

A.R. Kee, C.H. Forrest, B.A. Brennan, John Papadimitriou, R.J. Glancy

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Abstract

We report a case of gangliocytic paraganglioma of bronchus. A 54-year-old woman underwent bronchoscopy following two episodes of right lower lobe pneumonia over the previous 5 months with unresolved chest radiographic changes. A computerized tomographic scan showed a right lower lobe endobronchial lesion, and at bronchoscopy there was a mass partly occluding the lumen of the bronchus. The biopsy and subsequent bronchoscopic resection showed a tumor with morphologic, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural features of paragangliomatous, gangliocytic, and Schwarm cell differentiation consistent with a gangliocytic paraganglioma. The lesion was treated conservatively with bronchoscopic resection and laser therapy. Histopathologic examination of recurrent tumor at 6 months showed features consistent with paraganglioma. Ten months after initial diagnosis, there was no bronchoscopic evidence of residual tumor. The occurrence of gangliocytic paraganglioma in diverse sites gives cause for the reappraisal of the histogenesis of this fascinating lesion. The variable morphology of this lesion may be an expression of the potential for divergent differentiation of a pluripotent stem cell.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1380-1385
JournalAmerican Journal of Surgical Pathology
Volume27
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2003

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