Paraganglioma in the Organ of Zuckerkandl

Cohen, Ricky D.O.
Hammill, Patrick M.D.

¹Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY

Dr. Cohen can be contacted at [email protected].

This article was published on August 16, 2025, at NEJM.org.

New England Journal of Medicine 393(8):p 798-798, August 21, 2025. | DOI: 10.1056/NEJMicm2503665

Paraganglioma in the Organ of Zuckerkandl

A 39-year-old man presented with a 1-day history of lower abdominal pain. The blood pressure was 203/132 mm Hg. Imaging revealed a retroperitoneal mass inferior to the aortic bifurcation.