An undiagnosed phaeochromocytoma of the urinary bladder.
Phaeochromocytoma of the urinary bladder is rare. We report a case of a patient with undiagnosed bladder phaeochromocytoma who developed haemodynamic disturbances during routine diagnostic cystoscopy. The diagnosis was only confirmed postoperatively.
Tan
S M
SM
Department of Anaesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
Chan
S T
ST
D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D015653:Cystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D003558:Cystoscopy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*