학술논문
Unique Presentation and Perioperative Management of a Giant Pheochromocytoma.
Document Type
Article
Source
Subject
*PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA
*CHROMAFFIN cells
*NEUROENDOCRINE tumors
*SYMPTOMS
*ADRENALECTOMY
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Language
ISSN
2755-1520
Abstract
Pheochromocytomas are neuroendocrine tumors that arise from chromaffin cells in the adrenal medulla. Giant pheochromocytomas commonly measure greater than 7 to 10 cm, and their incidence and presentation is not well known. We present a case of a 62-year-old female with a giant 15.9 cm cystic pheochromocytoma. The patient was medically managed with oral phenoxybenzamine solution dose 4 times greater than average and was treated with a radical left nephrectomy and adrenalectomy. This case offers insight into the clinical presentation of giant pheochromocytomas and the unique challenges they present both medically and surgically. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]