Laparoscopic resection for a gastric pheochromocytoma: a rare presentation of an uncommon tumor.
Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor of the stomach, having only been reported 6 times in the published literature. We report the first case of gastric pheochromocytoma treated by laparoscopic partial gastrectomy.
Sandroussi
Charbel
C
Department of Surgery, Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle, Australia. csandrou@hotmail.com
Ahmad
Hairul
H
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed