Spontaneous rupture of adrenal pheochromocytoma in a patient with Von Recklinghausen's disease.
Spontaneous rupture of an adrenal pheochromocytoma is extremely rare and can be lethal because of dramatic changes in the circulation. We describe a 35-year-old Iranian female with previously diagnosed von Recklinghausen ' s disease who suffered spontaneous rupture of an adrenal pheochromocytoma, misdiagnosed as renal colic followed by an extensive retroperitoneal hematoma, irreversible hemodynamic shock, and death.
Azhough
Ramin
R
Department of General Surgery, Tabriz University (Medical Sciences), Iran. azhoughr@tbzmed.ac.ir
Barband
Ali Reza
AR
Motayagheni
Negar
N
Niafar
Mitra
M
Pourfathi
Hojjat
H