B. Ozturk, U. Coşkun, E. Yaman, O. Akdemir, A. Çakır, L. Memış, K. Sezer, A. Kaya, R. Yıldız, U. Demirci, M. Benekli, M. Oğuz, S. Buyukberber
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Abstract
Abstract:Paragangliomas are extremely rare chromaffin cell tumors arising from neural crest cells. Extra-adrenal paragangliomas originate from paravertebral and para-aortic paragangliomas distributed from the skull base to the pelvic floor. Here, we report a 57-year-old woman who presented with abdo