Open AccessComposite adrenal medullary tumor: A rare cause of hypertension in a young male
Author(s) -
Santosh Me,
P. Mahajan,
Sangeeta Desai
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/0974-7796.75860
Subject(s) - ganglioneuroma , medicine , pheochromocytoma , adrenal medulla , medullary cavity , radiology , pathology , neuroblastoma , catecholamine , genetics , biology , cell culture
Composite tumors of the adrenal medulla, containing pheochromocytoma and ganglioneuroma, are rare. A 27-year-old male presented to us with dyspnea and was found to have labile hypertension. A left suprarenal mass was detected on computed tomography. The patient was operated under the cover of alpha anti-adrenergic drugs. The histopathological examination demonstrated that the tumor consisted of pheochromocytoma and ganglioneuroma elements, and hence, a diagnosis of composite adrenal medullary tumor (CAMT) was made. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of CAMT reported from India.