title: Phaeochromocytoma of the spermatic cord.
abstract: Phaeochromocytoma of the spermatic cord is very rare. It can arise anywhere in the distribution of cells of neural crest origin, but 80-90% arise in the adrenal medulla and only 3% are extra-abdominal. A small tumour may be asymptomatic because insufficient catecholamines are secreted to cause haemodynamic disturbance.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Eastern General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK. I.Young@ed.ac.uk
authors.forename: I E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Nawroz
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Aitken
mesh_terms: D005834:Genital Neoplasms, Male / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013085:Spermatic Cord / Q000473:pathology*