Extra-adrenal phaeochromocytoma. A case report
Botma, J.P.; de Kock, M.L.
South African Medical Journal 69(2): 143-144
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0256-9574 PMID: 3941952 Document Number: 284332
A case of hypertension in a young woman caused by an extra-adrenal phaeochromocytoma (EAP) situated in the hilum of the left kidney is reported. Surgical removal of the EAP resulted in control of the patient's hypertension without further drug treatment. The clinical features, diagnostic work-up and management of EAP are briefly discussed.
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