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International Medical Journal, Vol. 15., Iss. 1, 2009, P. 58−62.

INTRATHORACIC NON-CHROMOPHINOUS PARAGANGLIOMAS

Kharkiv Medical Academy of Post−graduate Education, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Modern ideas about the pathogenesis as well as clinical, morphological characteristics of a rare neoplasm of the mediastinum, intrathoracic non−chromophinous paragangliomas (chemodectomas) are presented. The diagnosis and treatment are described.

Key words: mediastinal neoplasms, chemodectomas, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment.