Pheochromocytoma of the bladder

Paige Williams; Larry Siref; Mike Feloney

doi:10.1097/01.JAA.0000522134.68445.50

Pheochromocytoma of the bladder

JAAPA. 2017 Oct;30(10):23-25. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000522134.68445.50.

Authors

Paige Williams¹, Larry Siref, Mike Feloney

Affiliation

¹ The authors practice at CHI Health Alegent Creighton Clinic Urology in Omaha, Neb. Dr. Siref also is program director of the urologic surgery residency program and an associate professor in the Section of Urologic Surgery at Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha. Dr. Feloney also is chief of the Division of Urology and an associate professor in the Department of Surgery at Creighton University School of Medicine and practices at the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Healthcare System. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

PMID: 28953019
DOI: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000522134.68445.50

Abstract

Pheochromocytoma is a rare catecholamine-secreting tumor. Unless recognized and treated appropriately it can be lethal. Common symptoms include sustained or paroxysmal hypertension associated with headaches, sweating, or palpitations. This article describes a patient with an extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma who presented with symptoms associated with voiding.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Blood Pressure
Headache / etiology*
Humans
Hypertension / etiology*
Male
Middle Aged
Pheochromocytoma / complications
Pheochromocytoma / diagnostic imaging*
Pheochromocytoma / physiopathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / complications
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / physiopathology
Urination