AN INTERESTING CASE OF ABDOMINAL LUMP- A LARGE, NON FUNCTIONING, EXTRA- ADRENAL PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 32
Abstract
Pheochromocytoma is a tumor arising from chromaffin cells located within the adrenal medulla and in the sympathetic ganglia. It is highly vascular tumor and secretes both epinephrine and norepinephrine. 10% of Pheochromocytoma is extra-adrenal which arise from chromaffin cells of sympathetic ganglia and can occur anywhere along the path of migration of ectodermal neural crest cells. These secrete norepinephrine exclusively and are more likely to be malignant. Majority of extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma are of functioning variety with secretion of hormones and presenting with symptoms of hypertension, sweating and weight loss. Here, we present a case of retroperitoneal, extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma of 15 × 12 cms size presenting as mass per abdomen without any other symptoms and with normal blood pressure, which was treated by excision of the tumor in-toto
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Sreeharsha M. V, Shivakumar S
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