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Cardiac pheochromocytoma
A Jönsson1, B Hallengren, P Manhem
1Department of Endocrinology, University of Lund, General Hospital, Malmõ, Sweden.
Journal of Internal Medicine
|July 1, 1994
Abstract:
Cardiac pheochromocytoma is a rare tumour and may be difficult to localize. We present a 32-year-old male with a cardiac pheochromocytoma that was successfully resected. An initial unenhanced CT did not reveal the tumour. MIBG-scintigraphy indicated the location, but to get full information, a dynamic contrast-enhanced CT of the chest during adequate alpha and beta blockade was essential. ECG-gated MRI gave further information about the anatomical details.