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Case Reports
. 2015 Jan;3(1):64-8.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.149. Epub 2014 Oct 15.

A giant cystic pheochromocytoma mimicking liver abscess an unusual presentation - a case report

Venugopal Sarveswaran  1 , Surees Kumar  1 , Amit Kumar  1 , Muthukumar Vamseedharan  1
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Case Reports

A giant cystic pheochromocytoma mimicking liver abscess an unusual presentation - a case report

Venugopal Sarveswaran et al. Clin Case Rep. 2015 Jan.

Abstract

Giant cystic pheochromocytoma is a rare neuroendocrine tumor. The possibility of cystic pheochromocytoma should be considered for any peri-adrenal mass even in absence of characteristic symptoms and negative biochemical analysis. The key in the management of a case of cystic pheochromocytoma is the preoperative suspicion and the intraoperative crisis management.

Keywords: Adrenal tumor; cystic pheochromocytoma; liver abscess; management; neuroendocrine tumor.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Contrast-enhanced computed tomography showing the adrenal cyst in (A) axial view (B) coronal view.
Figure 2
Figure 2
(A) Intraoperative photograph, showing the adrenal cyst (black arrow) and the right kidney (white arrow); (B) Postoperative photograph of the adrenal cyst specimen; (C) Histopathology of cyst wall - H&E stain showing granular basophilic cells with variably sized nuclei and prominent nucleoli.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Timeline of the case.
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