Paraganglioma of the spermatic cord: A case report and literature review

INTRODUCTION: Neuroendocrine tumors are a diverse and well-described entity with most arising from the gastrointestinal tract. A clinically significant example is the paraganglioma, or an extra-adrenal catecholamine-producing tumor. PRESENTATION OF CASE: Herein we describe and review a paraganglioma arising from the spermatic cord in a 55 year old asymptomatic man. DISCUSSION: Paragangliomas are rare, with an incidence of 3–8 cases per million population. To date there are only 12 cases found in the literature. CONCLUSION: In this article, we review our patient’s presentation, follow-up, and screening followed by a review of the literature of this fascinating tumor. Although rare, paraganglioma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of unusual groin masses. This work has been reported in line with the SCARE criteria (Agha et al., 2018).