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Aggressive Paraganglioma of the Urinary Bladder with Local Recurrence and Pelvic Metastasis

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Pathology & Oncology Research

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Many pheochromocytoma and extra-adrenal paraganglioma are benign, but some are malignant. Pheochromocytoma of the Adrenal gland Scaled Score analyzed the histological characteristics of the tumor. Tumors with a Pheochromocytoma of the Adrenal gland Scaled Score of 4 or higher have a higher risk of recurrence. This pattern is thought to be applicable to paraganglioma as well, and to future patient follow-up efforts. We report a recurrent and metastatic paraganglioma of the urinary bladder.

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  1. Department of Urology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, USA

    Koo Han Yoo & Benjamin I Chung

  2. Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 892, Dongnam-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul, 05278, South Korea

    Koo Han Yoo, Taesoo Choi & Hyung-Lae Lee

  3. Department of Pathology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, 892, Dongnam-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul, 05278, South Korea

    Min Jeong Song

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KHY, TC and HLL designed the study and drafted the article. MJS evaluated of immunohistochemical stains and gave histopathological diagnosis. BIC revised the article.

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Yoo, K.H., Choi, T., Lee, HL. et al. Aggressive Paraganglioma of the Urinary Bladder with Local Recurrence and Pelvic Metastasis. Pathol. Oncol. Res. 26, 2827–2829 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12253-020-00841-z

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