title: A case of "silent" pheochromocytoma presenting as spontaneous retroperitoneal hematoma.
abstract: Pheochromocytoma of the adrenal gland can be the cause of massive and lethal retroperitoneal haemorrhage presenting as acute abdomen. Here we report a case of retroperitoneal hematoma, with concomitant peritoneal spillage, due to the spontaneous rupture of a silent pheochromocytoma. The main clinical findings of this disease will be described. Therapy and prognosis will be also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Università degli Studi di Perugia.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gullà
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Patriti
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Capitanucci
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fabbri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Patriti
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tristaino
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous