Total Pageviews

Sunday 17 April 2016

CASE 373: PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM



Woman 55 yo with blood pressure rise  crisis for 5 years,  max 20/10cm Hg, medical treatment cannot control in stable. Ultrasound of abdomen detected one round mass  at  left adrenal area, ..size of 8cm  well bordered, cystic with septation ( US 1, US 2).



MSCT with CE=  CT1: sagittal plan this mass at  adrenal fossa  deplaced  left kidney. CT2:  normal vascular  supply to kidney . CT3: crossed section of.this mass inhomogeneous  in contrast enhancement.





Blood test shows very high  catecolamine of 24 hours in urine  and metanephrine in plasma is 1521.53/mL  (normal <90 ng/mL).

,

Diagnosis of this case is pheochromocytoma which  based on clinical,  ultrasound, CT and  blood test.
Operation removed the tumor (see macro 1,2).

MICROSCOPIC REPORT  IS  PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA.






POST OP   BLOOD PRESSURE IS STABLE.

Reference:



No comments :