Urinary Bladder Pheochromocytoma: A Lesson of the Month

Case report

English

S. Sallami, S. Ben Rhouma, A. Horchani

Department of Urology, La Rabta Hospital – University, Tunis, Tunisia, La Rabta University Hospital, Tunis – Tunisia

IJMBS 2010, 2(4):178-183

Abstract

We report a case of urinary bladder pheochromocytoma in a normotensive 45-year-old female with lower urinary tract symptoms who presented with headache and palpitations after voiding. A bladder tumor was found on radiological imaging and cystoscopy. A pheochromocytoma was suspected by clinical presentation and cystoscopy and confirmed by histopathology examination following the removal of the mass. The clinical symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of bladder pheochromocytomas are reviewed.

Keywords: urinary bladder, bladder neoplasm, pathology, pheochromocytoma, diagnosis, therapeutics, surgery

Link/DOI: http://journals.sfu.ca/ijmbs/index.php/ijmbs/article/view/67/209