title: [Bilateral adrenal pheochromocytoma. A clinical case and review of the literature].
abstract: The authors present a case of bilateral adrenal pheochromocytoma that occurred at their observation and surgically treated with a bilateral adrenalectomy. The authors review the literature in order to discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic option to treat these cases. They stress the importance of preoperative abdominal TC an MIBG scintigraphy and the importance of pre and intraoperative assessment to exclude extra adrenal localization of pheochromocytoma.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chirurgia, Università degli Studi, Catania.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Piazza
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nicolosi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Caruso
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Presicci
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mascali
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pulvirenti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Latteri
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013156:Splenectomy