Pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder – A case report

Predrag Marić; Novak Milović; Vladimir Bančević; Branko Košević; Predrag Aleksić; Snežana Kuzmić Janković; Zoran Hajduković; Boško Milev; Snežana Cerović

doi:10.2298/VSP141115048M

Predrag Marić Urology Clinic, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
Novak Milović Urology Clinic, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Serbia
Vladimir Bančević Urology Clinic, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Serbia
Branko Košević Urology Clinic, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
Predrag Aleksić Urology Clinic, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Serbia
Snežana Kuzmić Janković Endocrinology Clinic, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
Zoran Hajduković Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Serbia, Endocrinology Clinic, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
Boško Milev Clinic for General Surgery, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Serbia
Snežana Cerović Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Serbia, Institute for Pathology, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2298/VSP141115048M

Keywords: pneochromocytoma, urinary bladder neoplasms, ultrasonography, radionuclide imaging, urologic surgical procedures,

Abstract

Introduction. Pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder is a rare tumor and presents less than 0.06% of all urinary bladder tumors. Case report. We presented a 49-year-old female patient with a history of daily paroxysmal hypertension accompanied with flushing of the face and upper chest, palpitations and excessive sweating prior to micturition. Ultrasonography reported a 3 cm bladder wall tumor.
The ¹³¹I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (¹³¹I-MIBG) scan showed a pathological isotope accumulation in the projection of the bladder. The patient underwent a partial cystectomy. One year following the operation the patient was normotensive and without recurrence. Conclusion. The most efficient treatment option for bladder pheochromocytoma is surgical resection. The most important fact in the diagnostics is suspicion on this rare condition.

Author Biography

Predrag Marić, Urology Clinic, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia

Dept of Urology

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