%A Jin Wen, Han-Zhong Li, Zhi-gang Ji, Quan-zhong Mao, Bing-bing Shi and Wei-gang Yan %T A Case of Large “Silent” Extra-adrenal Retroperitoneal Paraganglioma Resected Laparoscopically %0 Journal Article %D 2010 %J Chinese Medical Sciences Journal %R 10.1016/S1001-9294(10)60023-5 %P 61-64 %V 25 %N 1 %U {http://cmsj.cams.cn/CN/abstract/article_12.shtml} %8 2010-03-10 %X SILENT extra-adrenal retroperitoneal paragangliomas (PGLs) arise from dispersed paraganglias which tend to be symmetrically distributed in close relation to the aorta and sympatheticnervous system. They are rarely encountered in everyday surgical practice.