Extra Adrenal Pheochromocytoma Presenting as Hypertensive Crisis in a Young Male.
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ABSTRACT
Pheochromocytoma is a tumor of aderenal medulla which secrets catecholamines and usually presents as hypertension. Extra-adrenal pheochromocytomas are extremely rare. They occur in the organ of zukerkundle, bladder, retroperitonium, posterior mediastinum and sympathetic chain. We present a case of a young male who presented with hypertension and eventually was found to have extra adrenal pheochromocytoma of the bladder.
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Main subject:
Pheochromocytoma
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Retroperitoneal Space
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Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
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Humans
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Male
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Adrenal Gland Neoplasms
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Adrenal Medulla
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Adult
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Hypertension
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Mediastinal Neoplasms
Language:
English
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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