Pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder.

PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA OF THE URINARY BLADDER

One of the rarest tumors involving the urinary bladder is the pheochromocytoma. A case of pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder in a young female suffering from headache and cystitis for many years is reported. Twenty-four hour urine VMA was normal. The patient was never hypertensive except during surgical manipulation of the tumor. Biopsy of the bladder resulted in massive hemorrhage.

PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA OF URINARY BLADDER: REPORT OF A CASE AND BRIEF REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

A case of pheochromocytoma of the bladder is presented with a r eview of the literature. We discuss general management principles of bladder pheochromocytoma. Successful diagnosis and treatment of this lesion requires a high index of suspicion based upon the patient's symptom complex, allowing preoperative preparation prior to surgical treatment.

Diagnosis and treatment of extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma of urinary bladder: case report and literature review.

Pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder is often misdiagnosed as it is a rare tumor. In this report, we described a case with primary pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder. We specifically conversed the diagnostic role of X-ray computed tomography and sonography to identify the location of tumor within urinary bladder compared to other malignant or benign tumors in the bladder, and exclude ot...

Pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder

Pheochromocytoma: A Cause of Anemia

Patients with a Pheochromocytoma usually present with intractable hypertension, postural hypotension, headaches and palpitations, with intractable hypertension being the predominant symptom. When the tumor is located in the urinary bladder, symptoms may be induced by micturition. Herein, we report a young patient with a urinary bladder Pheochromocytoma without hypertension or symptoms induced b...

Unsuspected pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder in an 81-year-old woman.

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.