ArticleBMJ case reports2019
Simple adrenal cyst masquerading clinically silent giant cystic pheochromocytoma.
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- Tumor Necrosis is Associated with an Increased Metastatic and Cardiovascular Risk in Paragangliomas: A Single-Center Series and Meta-Analysis Comparing Necrosis and Cystic Degeneration in Paragangliomas.Endocrine pathology · 2026Pooled it
- Silent pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma: Systematic review and proposed definitions for standardized terminology.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Pooled it
- Renal‑rotation techniques in retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy for giant pheochromocytomas: a clinical intervention study with historical controls.BMC urology · 2023Trial
- Adrenal pheochromocytoma masquerading as a hydatid cyst: A case report and review of literature.Journal of minimal access surgery · 2025Article
- [Pseudocyst of adrenal gland. Case report].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2024Article
- Massive Biochemically Silent Pheochromocytoma Masquerading as Nonfunctioning Adrenocortical Cancer.JCEM case reports · 2023Article
- Case report: Significant liver atrophy due to giant cystic pheochromocytoma.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
- Comparison of the Clinical and Biochemical Parameters Between Cystic and Non-Cystic Pheochromocytoma.Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolismArticle
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Abstract
Pheochromocytoma (PCC) may present as a cystic or solid tumour. Cystic PCCs are difficult to differentiate from simple cysts in the absence of classic symptoms of PCCs. Cystic nature develops due to intralesional bleeding and necrosis. We present a case of young man without any comorbidity who was diagnosed as a simple adrenal cyst and planned for laparoscopic excision but found to be functional PCC during the time of surgery only. The patient was managed with extensive monitoring and use of multiple drugs to control blood pressure. Surgery was completed without any complication laparoscopically and postoperative period was also uneventful. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of cystic PCC. Our case also shows the importance of functional imaging like metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) scan in doubtful cases of adrenal cysts when other biochemical markers are unremarkable to diagnosis. We emphasise the importance of meticulous preparation for any intraoperative disasters even for apparently simple adrenal cyst.
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