Unsuspected pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder in an 81-year-old woman.
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چکیده
The clinical feature of bladder pheochromocytoma is usually typical, but the diagnosis is occasionally delayed because of the rarity of this neoplasm. The oldest patient previously reported is 78 years old. In this report, we present an 81-year-old woman with unsuspected bladder pheochromocytoma.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica
دوره 52 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006