title: Primary symptomatic perivesical paraganglioma: a case report.
abstract: Paraganglioma, extra-adrenal pheochromocytomas, are relatively rare in adults, with most arising from para-aortic sympathetic and visceral organs, such as the bladder. Paraganglioma localized at the extravesical retroperitoneal pelvic cavity is extremely rare. We report a case of symptomatic perivesical pheochromocytoma in a 34-year-old man treated by surgical excision. Symptoms related to cathecolamine secretion ceased after surgery, and the patient has remained disease-free for 24 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Kitasato Institute Hospital.
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurosaka
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Irie
authors.forename: Junichiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Sadatsugu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Minei
authors.forename: Rikiya
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Takasima
authors.forename: Kazuomi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kadowaki
authors.forename: Shojiroh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morinaga
authors.forename: Shiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baba
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001743:Urinary Bladder