A huge asymptomatic pheochromocytoma

Key Clinical Message Due to their evolution in the retroperitoneal space, pheochromocytomas may grow significantly in size and remain asymptomatic for a long period of time. Normal values of urine catecholamine levels must not preclude the diagnosis of these endocrine lesions. Due to their evolution...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical case reports 2018-07, Vol.6 (7), p.1366-1367
Hauptverfasser: Machairas, Nikolaos, Papaconstantinou, Dimetrios, Papala, Anna, Ioannidis, Argyrios, Patapis, Paul, Misiakos, Evangelos P.
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Zusammenfassung:Key Clinical Message Due to their evolution in the retroperitoneal space, pheochromocytomas may grow significantly in size and remain asymptomatic for a long period of time. Normal values of urine catecholamine levels must not preclude the diagnosis of these endocrine lesions. Due to their evolution in the retroperitoneal space, pheochromocytomas may grow significantly in size and remain asymptomatic for a long period of time. Normal values of urine catecholamine levels must not preclude the diagnosis of these endocrine lesions.
ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.1566