Forty-Three-Year-Old Female with Dopamine Secreting Pheochromocytoma of the Adrenal Gland

We report on a 43-year-old, asymptomatic female who presented with incidental finding of left adrenal mass. MRI gave concerns for possible pheochromocytoma but markers for pheochromocytoma were not elevated as expected. 24-hour urine dopamine levels (6988 μg/day) were significantly elevated. The pat...

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Published in:Case reports in urology 2017-01, Vol.2017 (2017), p.1-3
Main Authors: Haden, Tyler, Pokala, Naveen, Zuberek, Marcin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Adrenal glands
Case Report
Case reports
Dopamine
Endocrinology
Health aspects
Metabolism
Metabolites
Pathology
Phenols
Pheochromocytoma
Plasma
Tumors
Urine
Urology
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Summary:We report on a 43-year-old, asymptomatic female who presented with incidental finding of left adrenal mass. MRI gave concerns for possible pheochromocytoma but markers for pheochromocytoma were not elevated as expected. 24-hour urine dopamine levels (6988 μg/day) were significantly elevated. The patient successfully underwent robotic assisted radical left adrenalectomy and was diagnosed with a dopamine secreting pheochromocytoma. Pathology revealed increased malignant potential associated with the tumor. The patient underwent full metastatic workup, which was negative. At two years of follow-up there was no recurrence and normalization of lab values.
ISSN:2090-696X
2090-6978
DOI:10.1155/2017/1736326