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[Spontaneous retroperitoneal hemorrhage caused by a pheochromocytoma]
Jorge García Rodríguez1, Jesús María Fernández Gómez, Juan Javier Rodríguez Martínez
1Servicio de Urología I, Hospital Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, España.
Archivos Espanoles De Urologia
|November 29, 2002
Abstract
Objective:
To report the case of an adrenal pheochromocytoma presenting as a retroperitoneal haemorrhage.
Methods:
53 year old patient without previous medical history who presents with a spontaneous retroperitoneal haemorrhage.
Results:
CT-scan was performed showing a retroperitoneal collection. The patient underwent emergency adrenalectomy with a final histopathologic diagnosis of pheochromocytoma.
Conclusion:
Pheochromocytomas can occasionally present as Wünderlich's syndrome, needing radical surgery as treatment for its resolution.