Thoracoscopic resection of functional thoracic paraganglioma

• DOI: 10.1007/s12055-007-0030-9
• Publication Date: 2007-07-17T00:55:11Z
• Authors: Sudipta Saha; Sunil Chumber; Rajeshwari Subram...; Rita Sood; Asis Kumar Karak; Sushma Vashisht; Upma Bhatia; Chandrasekhar Bal
• Keywords: Cardiothoracic surgery; Thoracotomy; Vascular surgery

Functioning thoracic paraganglioma is a rare tumor of the paraganglionic system and the reported cases have been approached by thoracotomy or sternotomy. We report a rare case of functional thoracic paraganglioma, which was successfully excised thoracoscopicaly.