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12746763

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-5-14
pubmed:abstractText
Adrenal cortical phaeochromocytomas (pseudo-phaeochromocytomas) are a very rare entity and a diagnostic challenge. Of the few cases previously reported, most have incomplete data or lack clinical and biochemical follow-up documenting the cure of the excess secretion of catecholamines after resection of the tumour. We report herein a 62-year-old patient with clinical and biochemical findings diagnostic of a phaeochromocytoma associated with a 2-cm adrenal mass on CT scan. Surgery revealed the presence of an adrenal cortical adenoma with positive staining for the neuroendocrine marker synaptophysin, but negative for chromogranin, as has been previously reported for these rare cortical phaeochromocytomas. After removal of the tumour the clinical symptoms resolved and biochemical markers normalized, demonstrating the causal relationship between the cortical tumour and the excess production of catecholamines.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0947-7349
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
111
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
111-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Adrenal cortical phaeochromocytoma: a case report of a rare entity.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports