Asymptomatic Pheochromocytoma

AHMET KAYA, SERDAR KARAKÖSE , ŞAKİR TAVLI, Ali Koşar

  • AHMET KAYA: SELÇUK ÜNİVERSİTESİ
  • SERDAR KARAKÖSE: Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Medical Faculty Hospital
  • ŞAKİR TAVLI: NECMETTİN ERBAKAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ
  • Ali Koşar: Selçuk Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi
  • Year : 1993
  • Vol : 9
  • Issue : 1
  •  Page : 134-139
A case of clinically silent pheochromocytoma is presented.7lıe right adı-enal mass incidentally found by abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomog-raphy. The patient was normotansive and asympio-matic. Urinary levels of catecholamine and metabol-its vere elevated than expected normal levels. Mass was excised surgically. Palhological examination verified that ille nıass was a pheochromocytoma. The diagnosis of silent pheochromocytoma can be re-vealed by usiııg modern imaging techniques such as ulfi-asonograplıy and computed tomography.

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Selcuk Medical Journal
1993, Vol. 9 (1)
ISSN: 1017-6616
E-ISSN: 2149-8059
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