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ea0029p120 | Adrenal medulla | ICEECE2012

The unique case of adrenal malignant non-functioning oncocytic pheochromocytoma

Przybylik-Mazurek E. , Pach D. , Hubalewska-Dydejczyk A. , Kuzniarz-Rymarz S. , Tracz-Bujnowicz M. , Urbanik A. , Bialas M.

Introduction: Pheochromocytoma is a tumour of chromaffin cells of the sympathetic nervous system and its clinical symptoms are associated with excessive production and release of catecholamines.Case report: We report a rare case of non-functioning malignant adrenal oncocytic pheochromocytoma incidentally found during yearly repeated ultrasound abdomen examination in a 78-year-old man with history of cardiovascular diseases: aortal abdominal aneurysm, isc...