Pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder: update on new diagnostic modalities plus case report

Authors
Karpman, E Zvara, P Stoppacher, R Jackson, TL Plante, MK
Citation
E. Karpman et al., Pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder: update on new diagnostic modalities plus case report, ANN UROL, 34(1), 2000, pp. 13-19
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
ANNALES D UROLOGIE
ISSN journal
00034401 → ACNP
Volume
34
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
13 - 19
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4401(2000)34:1<13:POTUBU>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma (PCC) is a rare entity. Its occurrence in th e urinary bladder has only been reported less than 200 times. Here we prese nt two case reports of a bladder PCC with an update on the dial gnostic tec hniques, treatment modalities and follow-up of patients with this disease. (C) 2000 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.