A 45-year-old woman was referred by her urologist for evaluation and management of paraganglioma of the urinary bladder, which was recently diagnosed through a recent transurethral resection for bladder tumor (TURBT). Patient history Symptoms of urinary urgency and back/flank pain since the age of ten Episodes of hypertension and anxiety since her second decade Rheumatoid arthritis Clinical symptoms Experienced suprapubic discomfort Severe hematuria necessitated the initiation of TURBT Initial positron-emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) scan results showed a bladder tumor and involvement of a single pelvic lymph node.
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