Pheochromocytoma (PC) is a tumor of chromaffin cells the sympathetic-adrenal system that produces large amount catecholamines (adrenaline, norepinephrine, dopamine). There are no reliable data in literature on frequency cardiac manifestations pheochromocytoma, which associated with rarity this pathology. This case demonstrates development catecholamine-induced cardiomyopathy, proceeding under g...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the feasibility of the retroperitoneoscopic approach to adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma and to compare it with the open retroperitoneal approach. METHODS Twelve retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomies for pheochromocytomas were performed in 10 patients at our center between January 1996 and January 2001. Two patients underwent simultaneous bilateral surgeries. These wer...

AIM Aim of this study was to report the authors' experience with the anterior transperitoneal approach, and with an anterior submesocolic approach in case of left sided lesions. MATERIAL AND METHODS From January 1994 to January 2011, 122 males and 170 females with a mean age of 50.7 years (range: 19-84) underwent laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) at 2 centers in Ancona and Rome (Italy) (that fo...

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a major health problem. Mortality in untreated PE is high, but with adequate (anticoagulant) treatment, can be reduced. Multiple primary and secondary risk factors are responsible for PE. But there is rare association of mixed adrenal tumor with PE. Here, we report a case of adrenocortical adenoma with Cushing's syndrome coexistent with pheochromocytoma with recurrent...

The two index patients of the family analyzed in this study had undergone bilateral adrenalectomy for pheochromocytomas. This prompted genetic analyses of the probands and seven first-degree relatives. The two pheochromocytoma patients and two additional asymptomatic family members were found to harbor a mutation c496G>T in exon 3 of the VHL gene. The family was then lost to systematic follow-u...

A case of bilateral phaeochromocytoma with catecholamine-induced myocarditis is described. The two operations needed allowed comparison of the use of cx-methyl-p-tyrosine alone and in conjunction with adrenergic blocks in the management of the patient. The combination of both drugs was particularly successful in the relief of symptoms and reduction of catecholamine metabolism as monitored by 4-...

a case of pheochromocytoma of the bladder is presented with a r eview of the literature. we discuss general management principles of bladder pheochromocytoma. successful diagnosis and treatment of this lesion requires a high index of suspicion based upon the patient's symptom complex, allowing preoperative preparation prior to surgical treatment.

Twenty-three million Americans, or 10% of the United States population, suffer from essential hypertension.1 About 20,000 persons, or 0.1 to 0.5% of hypertensive individuals, also have pheochromocytoma. This catecholamine-producing tumor arises from the chromaffin cells of the sympathoadrenal system. 2-4 It is a tumor which has no age or sex predilection, but seems to occur more often during th...