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Renal hilar pheochromocytoma: a case report
Youness Ahallal1, Mohammed Fadl Tazi, Hind Elfatemi
1Department of Urology, Hassan II Teaching Hospital, Fez, Morocco. dryouness@gmail.com
Abstract:
Paraganglioma is a rare tumor arising from undifferentiated cells of the primitive neural crest. These tumors are most commonly found in the adrenal gland, other localisations are also possible. A 58-year-old woman who presented with history of left lumbar pain, headache, hypertension, palpitation and sweating was found to have a secreting left renal hilar pheochromocytoma. Radical excision of the tumor was therefore undertaken and her hypertension was controlled. From the case report and literature review, the authors suggest a diagnostic and therapeutic strategy for the management of ectopic localization of pheochromocytoma.
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