Nonfunctioning Pheochromocytoma in an Elderly Patient: A Case Report.
- Author:
Heon Young KWON
1
;
Jong Byung YOON
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
pheochromocytoma
- MeSH:
Adrenal Glands;
Adrenalectomy;
Aged*;
Diagnosis;
Female;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Pheochromocytoma*
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1986;27(4):565-568
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
This is a case report of a pheochromocytoma which developed in a 62-year-old woman. The diagnosis of a pheochromocytoma originating from the right adrenal gland was incidentally established rentgenologically. Transthoracic adrenalectomy was undertaken, and e tumor weighing 33gm was obtained. A case of an elderly person with a nonfunctioning pheochromocytoma is with presented with review of the literature.
