Table 1 Patient demographics and clinical characteristics.
From: MR imaging features of benign retroperitoneal extra-adrenal paragangliomas
Characteristic | Paraganglioma group (n = 24) |
|---|---|
No. of patients (female) | 24 (12) |
*Age (years) | 48.04 ± 9.70 |
Hypertension (n) | 11 |
CA-related symptoms (n) | 3 |
Asymptomatic (n) | 10 |
VMA/24 h (Positive) | 22 (9) |
CA/24 h (Positive) | 22 (9) |
131I-MIBG positive | 9 |
Other symptoms | |
Abdominal mass (n) | 2 |
Lumbago (n) | 3 |
Dysuria (n) | 0 |
Resection of tumor | |
Laparoscopic surgery (n) | 9 |
Robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery (n) | 10 |
Laparotomy (n) | 5 |
