Case Report
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2015; 21(31): 9442-9447
Published online Aug 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i31.9442
Table 1 Summary of reports of 25 cases of pancreatic paragangliomas
Age(yr)SexTumour size (cm)Location in pancreasPreoperative diagnosisPresence/absence of draining vesselsOutcomeRef.
62M1.5Body-NEAutopsy[3]
75F15TailPancreatic cystNE-[4]
70F3HeadPancreatic cystNE-[4]
72F14HeadCystadenomaNE2 yr alive[5]
47M10BodyPancreatic cystNE6 yr alive[6]
---Head-NE2 yr alive[7]
---Head-NE4 yr alive[7]
45F8HeadRetroperitoneal tumourNE5 yr alive[8]
58M8HeadNeuroendocrine tumourNE-[8]
61M2.5UncusNeuroendocrine tumourAbsent in the presented figures5 yr alive[9]
85M6HeadNeuroendocrine tumourNE-[10]
72F4UncusNonfunctional neuroendocrine tumourAbsent in the presented figures-[11]
57F6.5HeadNon-functioning islet cell tumourStated as present-[12]
57F2UncusNeuroendocrine tumourNE4 yr alive[1]
50M3HeadExtra-adrenal paragangliomaPresent in the presented figures-[13]
51F5UncusPancreatic cancerNE3 yr alive[14]
40F4.5Uncus-Stated as absent-[15]
66M6Head-Absent in the presented figures14 mo alive[2]
65F2Uncus-NE-[16]
30F6.4Tail-NEDied 34 h after surgery[17]
19F9HeadSarcomaPresent in the presented figures-[18]
55F19TailMalignant pancreatic tumourNE-[19]
50F6HeadParaganglioma, fine needle aspirationNE4 yr alive[20]
63M4HeadFunctional pancreatic paragangliomaNE-[20]
47F1.5HeadNonfunctional neuroendocrine tumourPresent1 yr alivePresent case