[Extra adrenal pheochromocytoma. Report of two cases].
OBJECTIVE
To review two cases of extra adrenal pheochromocytoma.


METHODS
We present two cases: a 75-year-old patient with history of high blood pressure and intravesical tumor compatible with urinary bladder paraganglioma, and a 59-year-old patient with a retroperitoneal tumor arising from para-aortic ganglia.


RESULTS
Diagnosis was made by CT scan and transurethral resection in the first case, all posterior extension studies were negative; in the second case retroperitoneal exeresis surgery was performed after CT scan.


CONCLUSIONS
Extra adrenal pheochromocytomas are catecholamine producing tumours, which determines their clinical features; treatment should be surgical. A bibliographic review about this disease is performed.
García Rodríguez
Jorge
J
Servicio de Urología, Hospital Central de Asturias, Oviedo, España.
Fernández Gómez
Jesús María
JM
Jalón Monzón
Antonio
A
Rodríguez Faba
Oscar
O
Rodríguez Martínez
Juán Javier
JJ
Escaf Barmadah
Safwan
S
Regadera Sejas
Javier
J
Pérez-Pravia López
Teresa
T
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D000368:Aged; D003558:Cystoscopy / Q000379:methods; D003940:Diagnostic Techniques, Endocrine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010236:Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy