title: [Late bone metastases of a pheochromocytoma].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine interne et rhumatologie, groupe hospitalier Diaconesses-Croix Saint-Simon, 125, rue d'Avron, 75020 Paris, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Valade
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chazerain
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Khanine
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lazard
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baudin
authors.forename: J-M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ziza
mesh_terms: 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