Cystic pheochromocytoma with inadvertent needle biopsy and glucagon administration.
Needle aspiration biopsy and glucagon administration are considered contraindicated in catecholamine-producing tumors. We report a patient with an unusual cystic pheochromocytoma who inadvertently received intravenous glucagon and who underwent percutaneous needle biopsy with no apparent adverse effects.
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000473:pathology; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005934:Glucagon / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D005934:Glucagon