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A giant cystic pheochromocytoma mimicking liver abscess an unusual presentation – a case report

Giant cystic pheochromocytoma is a rare neuroendocrine tumor. The possibility of cystic pheochromocytoma should be considered for any peri-adrenal mass even in absence of characteristic symptoms and negative biochemical analysis. The key in the management of a case of cystic pheochromocytoma is the...

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Autores principales: Sarveswaran, Venugopal, Kumar, Surees, Kumar, Amit, Vamseedharan, Muthukumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4317216/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25678978
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.149
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Sumario:Giant cystic pheochromocytoma is a rare neuroendocrine tumor. The possibility of cystic pheochromocytoma should be considered for any peri-adrenal mass even in absence of characteristic symptoms and negative biochemical analysis. The key in the management of a case of cystic pheochromocytoma is the preoperative suspicion and the intraoperative crisis management.