title: [Spontaneous splenic rupture disclosing a pheochromocytoma].
abstract: Clinical manifestation of a phaeochromocytoma may range from no symptoms to an acute abdominal emergency. These abdominal emergencies are related to haemorrhagic necrosis of the tumour, or massive bleeding in the retroperitoneal space. The authors report a case of splenic rupture revealing a phaeochromocytoma. The mechanism of splenic rupture is discussed as is the conservative treatment of phaeochromocytoma during splenic surgery. The authors observed no correlation between plasma catecholamine concentration and blood pressure.
authors.affiliation: Service de réanimation traumatologique et post-chirurgicale, Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Petitjean
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Riant
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tentiller
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Simonnet
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Janvier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Erny
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Rupture spontanée de rate révélant un phéochromocytome.