Phaeochromocytoma of the spermatic cord

Authors
Young, IE Nawroz, IM Aitken, RJ
Citation
Ie. Young et al., Phaeochromocytoma of the spermatic cord, J CLIN PATH, 52(4), 1999, pp. 305-306
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Research/Laboratory Medicine & Medical Tecnology","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY
ISSN journal
00219746 → ACNP
Volume
52
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
305 - 306
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9746(199904)52:4<305:POTSC>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Phaeochromocytoma of the spermatic cord is very rare. It can arise anywhere in the distribution of cells of neural crest origin, but 80-90% arise in t he adrenal medulla and only 3% are extra-abdominal. A small tumour may be a symptomatic because insufficient catecholamines are secreted to cause haemo dynamic disturbance.