Case Report
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Aug 27, 2015; 7(8): 170-173
Published online Aug 27, 2015. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v7.i8.170
Large gangliocytic paraganglioma of the duodenum: A rare entity
Alejandra Gordillo Hernández, Eduardo Dominguez-Adame Lanuza, Auxiliadora Cano Matias, Rosario Perez Huertas, Katherine Maria Gallardo Rodriguez, Purificacion Gallinato Perez, Fernando Oliva Mompean
Alejandra Gordillo Hernández, Auxiliadora Cano Matias, Rosario Perez Huertas, Fernando Oliva Mompean, Servicio de Cirugia General, Hospital Universitario Virgen de Macarena, 41009 Sevilla, Spain
Eduardo Dominguez-Adame Lanuza, Jefe de Sección de Cirugia Laparoscopica Avanzada y Cirugía Bariatrica, Hospital Universitario Virgen de Macarena, 41009 Sevilla, Spain
Katherine Maria Gallardo Rodriguez, Purificacion Gallinato Perez, Servicio de Anatomia Patologica, Hospital Universitario Virgen de Macarena, 41009 Sevilla, Spain
Author contributions: Gordillo Hernández A designed and performed the research, and wrote the paper; Gallardo Rodriguez KM, Gallinato Perez P, Cano Matias A, Perez Huertas R, Oliva Mompean F and Dominguez-Adame Lanuza E contributed new reagents or analytic tools; Gordillo Hernández A and Gallardo Rodriguez KM analyzed the data.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Hospital Universitario Virgen de Macarena Review Committee.
Informed consent statement: The patient provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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Correspondence to: Alejandra Gordillo Hernández, MD, Servicio de Cirugia General, Hospital Universitario Virgen de Macarena, Avenida Doctor Fedriani 3, 41009 Sevilla, Spain. alejandragordillo@hotmail.com
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Received: March 24, 2015
Peer-review started: March 26, 2015
First decision: April 27, 2015
Revised: May 14, 2015
Accepted: June 4, 2015
Article in press: June 8, 2015
Published online: August 27, 2015
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Core Tip

Core tip: We present the case of a patient with a rare duodenal gangliocytic paraganglioma that was treated by tumorectomy. Although there is currently no consensus for treatment, this report demonstrates that local conservative tumorectomy is a feasible, curative therapy. Patients diagnosed with a gangliocytic paraganglioma should be closely followed-up for possible local recurrence.