title: Pheochromocytoma with extension into the inferior vena cava: a case report.
abstract: Eleven cases of pheochromocytoma with extension into the inferior vena cava have been reported previously. This report describes a case of a right adrenal pheochromocytoma with extension into the inferior vena cava that was removed with the aid of cardiopulmonary bypass and circulatory arrest.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235.
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Ring
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Latson
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*