Pheochromocytoma in elderly people: case report
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Pheochromocytoma in elderly people is a very rare disease and surgical removal the only cure. Here we present an 81-year-old gentleman with multiple co morbidities left adrenal incidentaloma. He was diagnosed to have pheochromocytoma biochemical evaluation. underwent laparoscopic adrenalectomy after prolonged preparation alpha beta blockers. This second oldest patient histo-pathological diagnosis of pheochromocytoma. So high index suspicion needed diagnose preoperative required patients. As he had scaling score (PASS), under close follow up.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Surgery Journal
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2349-2902', '2349-3305']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20222607