Malignant pheochromocytoma with lung metastasis after right adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma eleven years ago.
A 30-year-old woman had multiple masses on right adrenalectomy site, posterior mediastinum, and left lung on computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography. She had a right adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma eleven years ago. She received proper alpha and beta blocker and completed surgical resection. Pheochromocytoma was confirmed by histopathology. Here we report the case of metastatic malignant pheochromocytoma with very poor prognosis.
1 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2 Department of Pathology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan 602-715, South Korea.
Won Suk
WS
Choi
1 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2 Department of Pathology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan 602-715, South Korea.
Jong Yoon
JY
Park
1 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2 Department of Pathology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan 602-715, South Korea.
Mee Sook
MS
Roh
1 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2 Department of Pathology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan 602-715, South Korea.
Pil Jo
PJ
Choi
Adrenalectomy; metastasis; neoplasm; pheochromocytoma; recurrence