title: A symptomatic de novo pheochromocytoma 23 years after liver transplantation: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report a case of subacute onset of headaches and tremors with a newly discovered adrenal pheochromocytoma 23 years after an orthotopic liver transplantation and provide a review of the scarce literature regarding endocrine malignancies in liver transplant recipients. We describe the clinical presentation, diagnostic work-up, and management. This is the second case report in the literature of a de novo pheochromocytoma after solid organ transplantation. It shows that new-onset common symptoms in transplant recipients are always challenging and deserve a very thorough work-up until the cause of the symptoms is elucidated. A broad differential diagnosis should always be included in the study of any abnormalities in this patient population.
authors.affiliation: Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Montenovo
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomic Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Jalikis
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomic Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hoch
authors.affiliation: Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bakthavatsalam