Laparoscopic excision of suspected extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma located in the mesenteric root.
A 35-year-old woman presented with symptoms consistent with pheochromocytoma. Biochemical evaluation was equivocal. An MRI scan demonstrated an extra-adrenal high-intensity lesion on a T2-weighted sequence, which supported the suspicion of an extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma. Laparoscopically discovered to be located in the root of the small bowel mesentery, the 5-cm mass was excised along with a segment of small bowel. Pathology examination demonstrated fibromatosis, a benign lesion.
Urological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Lee E
LE
Ponsky
Inderbir S
IS
Gill
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008643:Mesentery; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome