| CASE REPORT |
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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 106-109 |
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Two nights in one day: A case report of paraganglioma in sickle cell disease and a review of the literature
Okeoghene G Egigba1, Clement Odigie Osime1, Victor Ekanem2, Paul Jibril3
1 Department of Surgery, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
2 Department of Pathology, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
3 Department of Pathology, National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Clement Odigie Osime
Department of Surgery, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, PMB 1111, Ugbowo, Benin City, Edo State
Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/phmj.phmj_12_19
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Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic lifelong disease seen typically in Sub-Saharan Africans, the Mediterranean region and parts of Asia. The condition may be associated with other clinical entities.
Aim of Presentation: We present a case of malignant variant of paraganglioma in a 34-year-old SCD patient to highlight the fact that some very rare clinical entities may be found in this category of patients.
Case Report: Miss B.O. was a 34-year-old SCD patient who presented with features of an intra-abdominal mass. Incisional biopsy done from a mass arising from the left adrenal gland confirmed a malignant variant of paraganglioma. Post-exploratory laparotomy, the patient's clinical state deteriorated and she died 25 days after surgery.
Conclusion: Malignant variant of a paraganglioma, a very rare clinical condition, may be found in SCD patients.
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