Unusual form of adrenal pheochromocytoma: asymptomatic cystic mass
Tazi, K.; Elmalki, H.O.; Ei Fassi, M.J.; Koutani, A.; Hachimi, M.; Lakrissa, A.
Progres en Urologie Journal de l'Association Francaise d'Urologie et de la Societe Francaise d'Urologie 11(2): 293-295
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 1166-7087 PMID: 11400492 Document Number: 539788
We report an adrenal cyst discovered in a 26-year-old woman with abdominal pain. Imaging (ultrasonography, computed tomography) demonstrated a 12 cm adrenal cystic mass suggestive of hydatic cyst of adrenal. She undergoes surgical exploration, when blood pressure increases. Pheochromocytoma diagnosis is reconsidered. Cystic pheochromocytoma is a rare tumour of the adrenal gland that can pose a diagnostic challenge.