Korean J Urol.  1980 Apr;21(2):191-194.

A Case of Pheochromocytoma of the Bladder

• Choi JH
• Kwon CK
• Kim YS
• Chung KS

Abstract

A 44-year-old female patient was admitted to Korea University Hospital with a history of frequency, pain and headache after urination for 2 years. The past history was not remarkable and she never had trouble with hypertension, Urinalysis revealed microscopic hematuria and urinary VMA level was 9.33mg it 24 hour urine Cystoscopy showed the presence of ovoid tumor mass measuring approximately 4cm in greatest diameter. A biopsy specimen, obtained by TUR showed histological evidence of pheochromocytoma. She underwent segmenal resection of bladder at the 14th day of admission and the postoperative course was uneventful.

Keyword

pheochromocytoma; bladder

MeSH Terms

Adult
Biopsy
Cystoscopy
Female
Headache
Hematuria
Humans
Hypertension
Korea
Pheochromocytoma*
Urinalysis
Urinary Bladder*
Urination