The local spread of pheochromocytoma after
adrenalectomy with a rupture of the tumor capsule
at the time of the surgery

• Authors: Ryszard Pogorzelski , Sadegh Toutounchi , Patryk Fiszer , Ewa Krajewska , Izabela Łoń , Łukasz Zapała , Maciej Skórski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Introduction: We present a case of a 29-year-old
patient treated due to fully symptomatic pheochromocytoma
of the right adrenal gland. Case presentation: Patient was operated on and an open
right-sided adrenalectomy was performed. At the time of
the surgery, a rupture of the tumor capsule occurred. Five
years post-operatively, a recurrence of the symptoms of
chromaffin-cell tumor was noted. After the exact localization
of the multiple recurrences, the patient was reoperated
on. Conclusion: The case of pheochromocytoma is presented
due to the possibility of chromaffin-cell seeding into the
peritoneum, with no signs of distal metastases so far.

Keywords

EN

pheochromocytoma; malignant pheochromocytoma; metastases of pheochromocytoma

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Medicine
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 1

Dates

accepted

17 - 6 - 2015

received

3 - 1 - 2015

online

4 - 8 - 2015

Contributors

author

Ryszard Pogorzelski

• Clinic of General and Thoracic Surgery, Medical
  University of Warsaw, Banacha 1a St. 02-097 Warsaw, Poland

author

Sadegh Toutounchi

• Clinic of General and Thoracic Surgery, Medical
  University of Warsaw, Banacha 1a St. 02-097 Warsaw, Poland

author

Patryk Fiszer

• Clinic of General and Thoracic Surgery, Medical
  University of Warsaw, Banacha 1a St. 02-097 Warsaw, Poland

author

Ewa Krajewska

• Clinic of General and Thoracic Surgery, Medical
  University of Warsaw, Banacha 1a St. 02-097 Warsaw, Poland

author

Izabela Łoń

• Clinic of Internal Medicine, Hypertensiology and Angiology,
  Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1a St. 02-097 Warsaw,
  Poland

author

Łukasz Zapała

• Multidisciplinary Hospital
  Warsaw-Miedzylesie, Warsaw, Poland

author

Maciej Skórski

• Clinic of General and Thoracic Surgery, Medical
  University of Warsaw, Banacha 1a St. 02-097 Warsaw, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/med-2015-0049