[A case of pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder]

A case of pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder is reported. A 17-year-old male was admitted to our hospital because of gross hematuria and urinary retention on Nov. 10, 1985. There was no history of hypertension. Intravenous pyelography and cystogram demonstrated a filling defect in the bladder. Transabdominal sonography disclosed a solid mass in the anterior wall and bladder neck. Cystoscopic examination revealed a non-papillary and broad based tumor in the anterior wall and bladder neck. Partial resection of the bladder wall was performed under the diagnosis of bladder tumor. The histological diagnosis was pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder.