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Extra-adrenal composite pheochromocytoma-ganglioneuroma.
Composite tumors containing pheochromocytoma and ganglioneuroma are rare tumors typically arising in the adrenal glands. Very few were reported outside of the adrenals. We present the case of a middle-aged woman with a retroperitoneal mass that was discovered when she complained of local signs of compression and systemic signs of catecholamine hypersecretion. On pathology the mass was composed ...
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A 52-year-old woman with a 7-year history of hyperten-sion presented to the emergency department of a regional 2nd-grade community hospital complaining of dyspnea, chest pain, headache, and palpitations for the past 6 h. She also reported blood pressure (BP) levels measured at home of 220/110 mm Hg for 2 h before admission, which were not reduced after receiving her usual antihypertensive medic...
متن کاملExtra-adrenal pheochromocytoma: diagnosis and management.
Extra-adrenal pheochromocytomas (EAPs) may arise in any portion of the paraganglion system, though they most commonly occur below the diaphragm, frequently in the organ of Zuckerkandl. EAPs probably represent at least 15% of adult and 30% of childhood pheochromocytomas, as opposed to the traditional teaching that 10% of all pheochromocytomas are at extra-adrenal sites. They may be malignant in ...
متن کاملExtra-adrenal pheochromocytoma at the organ of Zuckerkandl: a case report and literature review
Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas are tumors that occur in characteristic locations and are commonly detected on imaging studies. A correct diagnosis is important because of differences in associated neoplasms, risk for malignancy, and need for genetic testing. In addition, associated complications, including death, can be avoided if appropriately recognized and treated. Here, we report a ra...
متن کاملA case of metastatic extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma 12 years after surgery.
At the age of 53, a 65-year-old man had been diagnosed with extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma in the retroperitoneum and underwent total tumorectomy. Afterward, he had his serum catecholamine periodically measured in an outpatient clinic. In February 1999, 12 years after surgery, he complained of lower left abdominal pain. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed an osteolytic l...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of the Japanese Society of Clinical Cytology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1882-7233,0387-1193
DOI: 10.5795/jjscc.41.6