An extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma of the organ of Zuckerkandl: report of a case.
The authors report a case of extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma of the organ of Zuckerkandl presenting with hypertension and an abdominal mass in a young adult. Preoperative diagnosis was made by biochemical and imaging studies. The operation to remove the tumor was successfully performed. The patient remains normotensive and symptom free at 15-month follow-up. The authors also discuss the diagnostic modalities and surgical technique used in the presented patient.
Prichayudh
Supparerk
S
Department of Surgery, Chutalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. Supparerk.P@Chula.ac.th
Kritayakirana
Kritaya
K
Snabboon
Thiti
T
Sriussadaporn
Suvit
S
Sriussadaporn
Sukanya
S
Pak-art
Rattaplee
R
Sirimahachaiyakul
Pornthep
P
Tsunoyama
Taichiro
T
Capin
Allan
A
D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000473:pathology; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010220:Para-Aortic Bodies / Q000473:pathology; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult
D003287:Contrast Media; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals