Unsuspected pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder in an 81-year-old woman.
The clinical feature of bladder pheochromocytoma is usually typical, but the diagnosis is occasionally delayed because of the rarity of this neoplasm. The oldest patient previously reported is 78 years old. In this report, we present an 81-year-old woman with unsuspected bladder pheochromocytoma.
Tsutsui
Akio
A
Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University.
Omoto
Kazuya
K
Eto
Masatoshi
M
Naito
Seiji
S
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015653:Cystectomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery