Localization of phaeochromocytoma by computerized axial tomography

In two cases, in which patients presented with the clinical and biochemical features of phaeochromocytoma, the tumours were localized by means of computerized axial tomography (CAT) of the abdomen. More invasive methods of localization, with their attendant risks, were thus avoided. CAT scanning of the abdomen has been shown to be a safe and sensitive means of localizing phaeochromocytomas.