The local spread of pheochromocytoma after adrenalectomy with a rupture of the tumor capsule at the time of the surgery

Introduction: We present a case of a 29-year-old patient treated due to fully symptomatic pheochromocytoma of the right adrenal gland. Case presentation: Patient was operated on and an open right-sided adrenalectomy was performed. At the time of the surgery, a rupture of the tumor capsule occurred....

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Published in:Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) Poland), 2015-08, Vol.10 (1), p.335-337
Main Authors: Pogorzelski, Ryszard, Toutounchi, Sadegh, Fiszer, Patryk, Krajewska, Ewa, Łoń, Izabela, Zapała, Łukasz, Skórski, Maciej
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Language:English
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Case Report
malignant pheochromocytoma
metastases of pheochromocytoma
pheochromocytoma
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Summary:Introduction: We present a case of a 29-year-old patient treated due to fully symptomatic pheochromocytoma of the right adrenal gland. Case presentation: Patient was operated on and an open right-sided adrenalectomy was performed. At the time of the surgery, a rupture of the tumor capsule occurred. Five years post-operatively, a recurrence of the symptoms of chromaffin-cell tumor was noted. After the exact localization of the multiple recurrences, the patient was reoperated on. Conclusion: The case of pheochromocytoma is presented due to the possibility of chromaffin-cell seeding into the peritoneum, with no signs of distal metastases so far.
ISSN:2391-5463
2391-5463
DOI:10.1515/med-2015-0049