title: Pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder without typical symptoms.
abstract: Pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder is an unusual tumor that typically presents with hypertensive crises related to micturition. We report, herein, the case of a 62-year-old woman with bladder pheochromocytoma. The patient presented with a bladder tumor that was incidentally found by computed tomography (CT) without the triad of sustained hypertension, hematuria and postmicturitional syncope. Cystoscopy revealed a yellowish submucosal tumor in the right lateral wall of the bladder. Treatment consisted of transurethral resection in the initial diagnosis of bladder tumor. A definitive diagnosis was made postoperatively upon pathological examination. The patient has been followed up for 12 months and has shown no recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Prefectural Shima Hospital, Shima, Japan. takehisa@clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takehisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Onishi
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakata
authors.forename: Shigenori
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yonemura
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sugimura
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D003558:Cystoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery