title: Pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Figen
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Doran
authors.forename: Seyhan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Varinli
authors.forename: Yildirim
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bayazit
authors.forename: Nebil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bal
authors.forename: Sadullah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery