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Modern management of pheochromocytoma

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Background A 55-year-old male with poorly controlled hypertension and a history of coronary artery disease presented with a large adrenal mass. The patient also reported a long-standing history of profuse sweating, tinnitus, vomiting and headaches.

Investigations Physical examination, 24-hour urine metanephrine level, CT, MRI and bone scan.

Diagnosis Pheochromocytoma of the left adrenal gland.

Management Preoperative alpha-blockade therapy with phenoxybenzamine followed by open left adrenalectomy.

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Figure 1: Non-contrast CT image of the abdomen demonstrates a large, left adrenal mass displacing the left kidney inferiorly.

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  1. S Kasturi and A Kutikov are Residents in Urology at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA ,

    Sanjay Kasturi & Alexander Kutikov

  2. TJ Guzzo is a Urologic Oncology Fellow at the James Buchanan Brady Urologic Institute at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD ,

    Thomas J Guzzo

  3. AL Smith is a Fellow in Female Urology and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of California, Los Angeles, CA ,

    Ariana L Smith

  4. AJ Wein is a Professor and Chair of the Division of Urology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and also Chief of Urology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,

    Alan J Wein

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Kasturi, S., Kutikov, A., Guzzo, T. et al. Modern management of pheochromocytoma. Nat Rev Urol 4, 630–633 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpuro0962

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