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Pages 234-236 (June - July 1992)
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Vol. 28. Issue 5.
Pages 234-236 (June - July 1992)
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Paraganglioma pulmonar primario. Aportación de un caso
Primary pulmonary paraganglioma
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J. Ferrando, M.A. Martorell
Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia
A. Cantó*
* Servicio de Cirugía Torácica. Hospital General Universitario de Valencia
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Se presentan las características clínicopatológicas de un paraganglioma pulmonar primario diagnosticado fortuitamente a causa de un traumatismo torácico. La incidencia de este tipo de tumores en pulmón es muy baja, siendo su característica histopatológica fundamental la presencia de Zellballen o nidos sólidos de células principales rodeados de células sustentaculares, lo que permite su diferenciación de neoplasias más agresivas especialmente el tumor carcinoide.

We report the clinicpathologic characteristics of a primary pulmonary paraganglioma which was accidentally diagnosed during the exploration of a thoracic traumatism. The incidence of these pulmonary tumors is very low. The main histopathological feature is the presence of “Zellballen” or solid nests composed of principal cells surrounded by sustentacular cells. This finding allows to differentiate from more aggressive neoplasms, specially the carcinoid tumor.

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