Renal carcinoma and ipsilateral pheochromocytoma
Rodríguez García, N.; Pascual Mateo, C.; Llanes González, L.; Escalera Almendros, C.; Berenguer Sánchez, A.
Archivos Espanoles de Urologia 58(4): 360-362
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-0614 PMID: 15989102 Document Number: 592926
To report one case of associated renal cancer and ipsilateral pheochromocytoma treated by laparoscopic surgery We describe the case of a 67-year-old female presenting with left lumbar pain and recurrent urinary tract infections. Ultrasound and abdominal CT scan were performed revealing renal carcinoma and ipsilateral adrenal mass, which was confirmed by MRI. With the diagnosis of left renal carcinoma and possible adrenal metastasis, laparoscopic left nephrectomy and adrenalectomy were performed. Pathologic study of the specimen reported a chromophobic renal cell carcinoma and adrenal pheochromocytoma. The association of renal carcinoma and pheochromocytoma is unfrequent, as suggested by the limited available bibliography on the topic. The presence of an adrenal mass in a patient with history of primary tumor is frequently secondary to metastasic disease, although primary adrenal neoplasia should not be discarded.