Renal hilar pheochromocytoma: a case report

Paraganglioma is a rare tumor arising from undifferentiated cells of the primitive neural crest. These tumors are most commonly found in the adrenal gland, other localisations are also possible. A 58-year-old woman who presented with history of left lumbar pain, headache, hypertension, palpitation a...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ahallal, Youness, Tazi, Mohammed Fadl, Elfatemi, Hind, Znati, Kaoutar, Tazi, Elmehdi, Amarti, Afaf, El Fassi, Mohammed Jamal, Moulay, Hassan Farih M H
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cases Network Ltd 2009
Materias:
Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2740209/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19829802
http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-6416
Descripción
Sumario:Paraganglioma is a rare tumor arising from undifferentiated cells of the primitive neural crest. These tumors are most commonly found in the adrenal gland, other localisations are also possible. A 58-year-old woman who presented with history of left lumbar pain, headache, hypertension, palpitation and sweating was found to have a secreting left renal hilar pheochromocytoma. Radical excision of the tumor was therefore undertaken and her hypertension was controlled. From the case report and literature review, the authors suggest a diagnostic and therapeutic strategy for the management of ectopic localization of pheochromocytoma.

Ejemplares similares