A Case of Malignant Pheochromocytoma Detected during Fertility Treatment

Kazuhisa Hagiwara; Itsuto Hamano; Ayumu Kusaka; Hiromi Murasawa; Noriko Tokui; Kengo Imanishi; Akiko Okamoto; Hayato Yamamoto; Atsushi Imai; Shingo Hatakeyama; Takahiro Yoneyama; Yasuhiro Hashimoto; Takuya Koie; Chikara Ohyama

doi:10.1155/2014/646743

Case Reports in Urology (Jan 2014)

A Case of Malignant Pheochromocytoma Detected during Fertility Treatment

Kazuhisa Hagiwara,
Itsuto Hamano,
Ayumu Kusaka,
Hiromi Murasawa,
Noriko Tokui,
Kengo Imanishi,
Akiko Okamoto,
Hayato Yamamoto,
Atsushi Imai,
Shingo Hatakeyama,
Takahiro Yoneyama,
Yasuhiro Hashimoto,
Takuya Koie,
Chikara Ohyama

Affiliations

Kazuhisa Hagiwara: Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, Japan
Itsuto Hamano: Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, Japan
Ayumu Kusaka: Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, Japan
Hiromi Murasawa: Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, Japan
Noriko Tokui: Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, Japan
Kengo Imanishi: Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, Japan
Akiko Okamoto: Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, Japan
Hayato Yamamoto: Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, Japan
Atsushi Imai: Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, Japan
Shingo Hatakeyama: Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, Japan
Takahiro Yoneyama: Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, Japan
Yasuhiro Hashimoto: Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, Japan
Takuya Koie: Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, Japan
Chikara Ohyama: Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/646743
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2014

Abstract

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We report a case of malignant pheochromocytoma in a 35-year-old Japanese woman during fertility treatment, successfully treated with surgical excision. The patient recovered without any postoperative problems, and plasma catecholamine levels normalized. At present, 18 months after the operation, there are no signs of relapse.

Published in Case Reports in Urology

ISSN: 2090-696X (Print); 2090-6978 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/5030

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