title: [An autopsy case of retroperitoneal paraganglioma that had presented with pheochromocytoma multisystem crisis].
abstract: A 40's woman was seen at the emergency room because of severe back pain and vomiting. Abdominal CT scan revealed a tumor about 7cm in diameter located on the retroperitoneum. For 6 hours after admission, her body temperature was 39°C and respiratory failure occurred. After 30 hours, the patient died because of a complication in circulatory failure. From the abnormally high level of catecholamines in the blood and autopsy results, we determined that pheochromocytoma multisystem crisis had been caused by the retroperitoneal paraganglioma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Yamagata Municipal Hospital Saiseikan. e-nakano@saiseikan.jp
authors.forename: Eriko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: Michio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuroki
authors.forename: Nana
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kanno
authors.forename: Keiichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hiramoto
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: Hidetoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hirakawa
authors.forename: Mikio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsuda
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000209:etiology; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D002395:Catecholamines