Retroperitoneal Extra‐Adrenal Paraganglioma Presenting With Secondary Amenorrhea and Hypertension in an Adolescent: A Rare Case From Sub‐Saharan Africa
Getasew Kassaw Alemu, Ibraist Yohannes Haileyesus, Hirsi Haahi Ahmed, Ahmednasir Abdi Hasan, Mubarek Abdi Mohamed · 2026
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Getasew Kassaw Alemu and colleagues report a hormone-secreting tumor behind a teenager's stopped periods in a 2026 case report from sub-Saharan Africa. A 16-year-old girl had fought uncontrolled blood pressure for two years on three drugs, with periods that began, ran twice, then stopped. Episodes of headache, pounding heart, and sweating rounded out the classic picture, and her pressure read 190 over 105 on arrival.
Blood tests showed massively raised breakdown products of adrenaline-type hormones. Scans found a solid mass of about five centimeters beside the aorta, in the spot where a known hormone tissue cluster sits. Surgical removal settled her blood pressure and brought menstruation back, confirming the tumor had been throttling her reproductive hormone axis. The authors stress that such rare tumors, though uncommon in adolescents, can be fully reversible causes.
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| CREATOR | Getasew Kassaw Alemu, Ibraist Yohannes Haileyesus, Hirsi Haahi Ahmed, Ahmednasir Abdi Hasan, Mubarek Abdi Mohamed |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 20408 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |