title: Composite adrenal medullary tumor: A rare cause of hypertension in a young male.
abstract: Composite tumors of the adrenal medulla, containing pheochromocytoma and ganglioneuroma, are rare. A 27-year-old male presented to us with dyspnea and was found to have labile hypertension. A left suprarenal mass was detected on computed tomography. The patient was operated under the cover of alpha anti-adrenergic drugs. The histopathological examination demonstrated that the tumor consisted of pheochromocytoma and ganglioneuroma elements, and hence, a diagnosis of composite adrenal medullary tumor (CAMT) was made. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of CAMT reported from India.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. Ernest Borges Marg, Parel, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Santosh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: Pravin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mahajan
authors.forename: Sangeeta B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Desai