Pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder.
The case of a 65-year-old male with pheochromocytoma arising in the urinary bladder is presented. Clinical evaluation included ultrasonography, intravenous pyelography and computerized tomography (CT) scan. Transurethral resection of an exophytic tumor 1 cm in diameter was performed. The histological diagnosis was pheochromocytoma of the bladder. The evaluation and management of this type of tumor is discussed.
Doran
Figen
F
Department of Pathology, Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
Varinli
Seyhan
S
Bayazit
Yildirim
Y
Bal
Nebil
N
Ozdemir
Sadullah
S
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery