Clinical Case Reports (Sep 2020)

Ocular muscle metastasis as the initial presentation of a malignant pheochromocytoma: A unique case

  • Gholamreza Khataminia,
  • Abdolhasan Talaiezadeh,
  • Ali Bagheri,
  • Pedram Nazari,
  • Amir Mohammad Papan,
  • Nematollah Jazayeri,
  • Roya Baghlani

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2990
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 9
pp. 1689 – 1692

Abstract

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Abstract In this paper, we discuss a unique manifestation of malignant pheochromocytoma, which presented with ocular pain. The histopathological study pointed to a possible pheochromocytoma origin. Subsequently, the patient underwent thorough imaging and paraclinical evaluations, which confirmed the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma.

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