Pheochromocytoma [a report of 8 cases]

ABSTRACT

We reviewed a serie of 8 patients, 6 females and 2 men operated for a pheochromocytoma. Sex patients had a high blood pressure; permanent in 4 cases and paroxystic in two. Three patients had a left ventricular hypertrophy. The vanyl-mandalic-acid was elevated in 5 cases and dopamin in one case. This study confirmed the remarkable sensitivity of computed tomography [100%] for the detection of the pheochromocytoma. The ultrasonography was objectived the surrenalien tumor in 5 cases. The surgical procedure consisted on a total resection of the tumor by an anterior intraperitoneal approach. There was no mortality in our serie. Only one patient kept a high blood pressure after the resection neverthless negativity of the check-up. The pre-operative treatment is systematic and the only treatment of pheochromocytoma remains ablation of the tumor