ADRENAL PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA - REPORT OF 6 CA SES

The authors report 6 cases of adrenal pheochromocytoma seen over a per iod of 3 years (1993-1995). All patients were females, aged between 17 and 43 years with a mean of 35 years, Clinical manifestations consist ed of either sustained hypertension, with episodes of hypersudation an d palpitations, or paroxysmal hypertension which was revealed during s urgery; the disease was sometimes discovered incidentally, C.T and ult rasound showed in every cases adrenal mass as 3 to 6 cm usually locate d on the left side (5 cases), All patients were operated viaa lumbotom y and adrenalectomy was performed, In one case an associated thrombus within the vena cava was removed, Postoperative follow-up was uneventf ul except for one patient who developed a recurrent episode of hyperte nsion.