Clinical evaluation of 12 cases of pheochromocytoma / 대한비뇨기과학회지

ABSTRACT

Between 1980 and 1991, we managed 12 cases of pheochromocytoma which consisted of 1 case of vesical pheochromocytoma, 1 case of malignant adrenal pheochromocytoma and 10 cases of benign adrenal pheochromocytoma including one case of bilateral pheochromocytoma. There were 6 men and 6 women and their mean are was 47 ranging from 17 to 67. Eleven patients complained of hypertension and headache. and one symptom free patient had nonfunctioning vesical pheochromocytoma. After diagnosis. various surgical management were proceeded in 11 patients. 1 patient who had bilateral tumor refused any operation`. Mean duration of follow-up after operation was 40.5 months (ranging from 8 to 127). Ten surgically mats were alive during follow up but one died of malignant adrenal pheochromocytoma 9 months after operation. One patient who received nonsurgical treatment had hypertension and headache despite of continued medical therapy.