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. 2014:2014:646743.
doi: 10.1155/2014/646743. Epub 2014 Feb 5.

A Case of Malignant Pheochromocytoma Detected during Fertility Treatment

Kazuhisa Hagiwara  1 , Itsuto Hamano  1 , Ayumu Kusaka  1 , Hiromi Murasawa  1 , Noriko Tokui  1 , Kengo Imanishi  1 , Akiko Okamoto  1 , Hayato Yamamoto  1 , Atsushi Imai  1 , Shingo Hatakeyama  1 , Takahiro Yoneyama  1 , Yasuhiro Hashimoto  1 , Takuya Koie  1 , Chikara Ohyama  1
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A Case of Malignant Pheochromocytoma Detected during Fertility Treatment

Kazuhisa Hagiwara et al. Case Rep Urol. 2014.

Abstract

We report a case of malignant pheochromocytoma in a 35-year-old Japanese woman during fertility treatment, successfully treated with surgical excision. The patient recovered without any postoperative problems, and plasma catecholamine levels normalized. At present, 18 months after the operation, there are no signs of relapse.

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Figure 1
CT scan of the abdomen showing a mass in the right adrenal gland.
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Figure 2
Macroscopic finding of surgical specimen.
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Figure 3
(a) Microscopically, polygonal basophilic atypical cell proliferated in rich vascular network. There were mitotic cells and multinuclear cells (HE, original magnification ×100). (b) Tumor cell involved lymph node (HE, original magnification ×40).
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