NONFUNCTIONAL PARAGANGLIOMA OF THE PANCREAS - REPORT OF A CASE

We report herein the case of a 61-gear-old man found to have a rare no nfunctional paraganglioma of the pancreas. Interesting, the preoperati ve data and images showed similar characteristics to neuroendocrine tu mors of the pancreas, Both paragangliomas and neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas belong to the category of Amine Precursor Uptake and Dec arboxylation (APUD) tumors (APUDomas), Thus, it is important to examin e the serum level of pancreatic endocrine hormones and a variety of pe ptides to differentiate paragangliomas of the pancreas from other panc reatic tumors. Paragangliomas of the pancreas grow slowly, so radical resection is recommended to achieve curability with a good prognosis.