[Late bone metastases of a pheochromocytoma].
Pheochromocytoma is a usually benign tumor of chromaffin tissue (90% of cases). We report a 77-year-old patient with a past medical history of surgically removed pheochromocytoma that was considered to be "benign", who presented with secondary bone metastases 5 years later. A treatment combining radiation and interferon allowed to control the metastatic lesions. The possibility of late metastatic extension in patients with pheochromocytoma should be kept in mind.
Valade
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Service de médecine interne et rhumatologie, groupe hospitalier Diaconesses-Croix Saint-Simon, 125, rue d'Avron, 75020 Paris, France.
Chazerain
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Khanine
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Lazard
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Baudin
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Ziza
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D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000818:Animals; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000473:pathology*; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors