Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID	45608
Country	China

Category	Medicine, Research & Experimental
Manuscript Type	Case Report
Article Title	Thoracotomy of an asymptomatic, functional, posterior mediastinal paraganglioma: A case report
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Yi-Yu Yin, Bin Yang, Yeni Ait Ahmed and Hua Xin
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Hua Xin, MD, PhD, Chief Doctor, Professor, Thoracic Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Xiantai Street 126, Changchun 130000, Jinlin Province, China. yinjie17@mails.jlu.edu.cn
Key Words	Mediastinal tumor; Paraganglioma; Pheochromocytoma; Hypertension; Case report
Core Tip	We present a patient with paraganglioma located in the left posterior mediastinum. After the diagnosis of paraganglioma, the patient was preoperatively given oral adrenoceptor blocking drug, as along with intravenous fluid resuscitation for two weeks, and then one-stage resection of lesions via left thoracotomy. The patient recovered after surgery, with no abnormal blood pressure or recurrence during one year of follow-up visits.
Citation	Yin YY, Yang B, Ahmed YA, Xin H. Thoracotomy of an asymptomatic, functional, posterior mediastinal paraganglioma: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2019; 7(12): 1529-1530

Received	2019-01-11 06:54
Peer-Review Started	2019-01-11 08:52
To Make the First Decision	2019-03-14 00:14
Return for Revision	2019-03-19 02:58
Revised	2019-03-21 09:08
Second Decision	2019-03-28 00:53
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2019-04-19 01:53
Articles in Press	2019-04-19 01:53
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2019-04-22 23:09
Typeset the Manuscript	2019-06-17 09:14

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