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A Novel Method: Super-selective Adrenal Venous Sampling
Published on: September 15, 2017
Pheochromocytoma with delayed tumor thrombus detection in renal vein: A case report
Zhuo Jia1, Bao-Jun Wang2, Xing Li1
1Department of Urology/State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital/PLA Medical School, Beijing 100853, China.
Background:
Pheochromocytomas with inferior vena cava (IVC) or renal vein tumor thrombus are rare. Surgical management is the first choice.
Case Summary:
We presented a 42-year-old man with adrenal pheochromocytoma and delayed tumor thrombus detection in the renal vein at the entrance of the IVC three months after adrenalectomy. We performed laparoscopic adrenalectomy during the first surgery and robot-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy and resection of tumor thrombus during the second surgery.
Conclusion:
We report the surgical management of a patient with adrenal pheochromocytoma with tumor thrombus at the entrance of the IVC. Robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery is safe and efficient.
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