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Pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder without typical symptoms
Author(s) -
ONISHI SAKATA TAKEHISA, YUKO,
YONEMURA SHIGENORI,
SUGIMURA YOSHIKI
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1046/j.1442-2042.2003.00645.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pheochromocytoma , cystoscopy , pathological , urination , bladder tumor , papillary tumor , urinary bladder , urology , urinary system , resection , macroscopic hematuria , radiology , surgery , pathology , bladder cancer , cancer
Pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder is an unusual tumor that typically presents with hypertensive crises related to micturition. We report, herein, the case of a 62‐year‐old woman with bladder pheochromocytoma. The patient presented with a bladder tumor that was incidentally found by computed tomography (CT) without the triad of sustained hypertension, hematuria and postmicturitional syncope. Cystoscopy revealed a yellowish submucosal tumor in the right lateral wall of the bladder. Treatment consisted of transurethral resection in the initial diagnosis of bladder tumor. A definitive diagnosis was made postoperatively upon pathological examination. The patient has been followed up for 12 months and has shown no recurrence.