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Int J Clin Exp Med 2013;6(9):832-839
Case Report
Diagnosis and treatment of extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma of urinary bladder:
case report and literature review
Wei Li, Bin Yang, Jian-Ping Che, Yang Yan, Min Liu, Qian-Yu Li, Yuan-Yuan Zhang, Jun-Hua Zheng
Department of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China; Department of Histopathology,
Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China; Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest
University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Received August 20, 2013; Accepted September 28, 2013; Epub September 25, 2013; Published September 30, 2013
Abstract: Pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder is often misdiagnosed as it is a rare tumor. In this report, we described a case
with primary pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder. We specifically conversed the diagnostic role of X-ray computed tomography
and sonography to identify the location of tumor within urinary bladder compared to other malignant or benign tumors in the bladder,
and exclude other ectopic pheochromocytoma. Histopathological report from bladder tissue biopsy was confirmative of extra adrenal
pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder finally. Importance in careful management of hypertensive crisis during cystoscope and
partial cystectomy was addressed. (IJCEM1308025).
Keywords: Urinary bladder, pheochromocytoma, diagnosis, immunohistochemical tests
Address correspondence to: Jun-Hua Zheng, Department of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai,
200072, China. E-mail: liweitongji@163.com; Yuan-Yuan Zhang, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest
University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. E-mail: yzhang@wakehealth.edu
Case Report
Diagnosis and treatment of extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma of urinary bladder:
case report and literature review
Wei Li, Bin Yang, Jian-Ping Che, Yang Yan, Min Liu, Qian-Yu Li, Yuan-Yuan Zhang, Jun-Hua Zheng
Department of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China; Department of Histopathology,
Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China; Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest
University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Received August 20, 2013; Accepted September 28, 2013; Epub September 25, 2013; Published September 30, 2013
Abstract: Pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder is often misdiagnosed as it is a rare tumor. In this report, we described a case
with primary pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder. We specifically conversed the diagnostic role of X-ray computed tomography
and sonography to identify the location of tumor within urinary bladder compared to other malignant or benign tumors in the bladder,
and exclude other ectopic pheochromocytoma. Histopathological report from bladder tissue biopsy was confirmative of extra adrenal
pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder finally. Importance in careful management of hypertensive crisis during cystoscope and
partial cystectomy was addressed. (IJCEM1308025).
Keywords: Urinary bladder, pheochromocytoma, diagnosis, immunohistochemical tests
Address correspondence to: Jun-Hua Zheng, Department of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai,
200072, China. E-mail: liweitongji@163.com; Yuan-Yuan Zhang, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest
University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. E-mail: yzhang@wakehealth.edu
