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• TITLE: Extrasurrenal Pheochromocytoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

  AUTHORS: Nestor Ghislain Andzouana Mbamognoua, Roland Bertile Banga Mouss, Pierlesky Elion Ossibi, Farel Ongoth Elilie Mawa, Henri Germain Monabeka

  KEYWORDS: Pheochromocytoma, Arterial Hypertension, Methoxylated Derivatives, Genetics

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Vol.13 No.8, August 17, 2023

  ABSTRACT: Introduction: Pheochromocytoma is a rare cause of endocrine hypertension. We report the case of an extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma discovered in the setting of an abdominal mass. Observation: The patient was 25-year-old and presented with headaches, excessive sweating and palpitations, followed by a sensation of abdominal weightlessness and diastolic arterial hypertension. Abdominal computed tomography revealed a retroperitoneal, right para-renal extra-adrenal mass. In biology, an increase in urinary methoxylated derivatives at the expense of normetanephrine. Conclusion: Pheochromocytoma is a rare disease, diagnosed by measuring urinary or plasma methoxylated derivatives. Conventional or nuclear imaging allows topographic diagnosis. Genetic studies helps to identify other tumors.