Extraadrenal pheochromocytoma masquerading as renal tumor

An otherwise healthy 43-year old woman presented with a large upper pole mass of the left kidney. Transabdominal left-sided nephrectomy including adrenalectomy was performed. Histopathological examination revealed extraadrenal pheochromocytoma with infiltration of the kidney. Awareness of this rare...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sünder, Anne-Kathrin, Stiller, Uta, Wittmann, Jörg, Froehner, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Oncology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7573843/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33102023
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2020.101321
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Sumario:An otherwise healthy 43-year old woman presented with a large upper pole mass of the left kidney. Transabdominal left-sided nephrectomy including adrenalectomy was performed. Histopathological examination revealed extraadrenal pheochromocytoma with infiltration of the kidney. Awareness of this rare condition could avoid potentially dangerous cardiovascular complications during surgery.

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