[Bladder pheochromocytoma].
OBJECTIVE
Report of a new case of a rare bladder tumour: bladder phaeochromocytoma.


METHODS
A 45-year-old patient presented with paroxysmal symptoms consisting of headaches, palpitations, tinnitus and excessive sweating after each micturition. Complementary investigations: ultrasonography, intravenous urography and magnetic resonance imaging, suggested a circumscribed tumour with a 2 cm long axis in the bladder dome, and the diagnosis of bladder phaeochromocytoma was proposed. Partial cystectomy was performed.


RESULTS
The postoperative course was uneventful and the subsequent outcome was favourable with resolution of all symptoms with a follow-up of 28 months. Histological examination of the operative specimen confirmed the diagnosis of bladder phaeochromocytoma.


CONCLUSIONS
Bladder phaeochromocytoma is a rare tumour. Treatment of this lesion requires the same preparation as for any other site of phaeochromocytoma. Partial cystectomy ensures radical and effective treatment. Long-term surveillance is necessary, as recurrences or metastases have been described 20 and 40 years after treatment.
Attyaoui
F
F
Service d'Urologie, Hôpital La Rabta, Tunis, Tunisie.
Nouira
Y
Y
Kbaier
I
I
Ben Younes
A
A
Horchani
A
A
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*