| Phaeochromocytoma: experience from a referral hospital in southern India. | |
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PMID: 10392893 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Phaeochromocytoma has been traditionally called the 'Tumour of Tens'. Many investigators have reported the prevalence of extra-adrenal phaeochromocytoma to be more than 10%. METHODS: All consecutive adult patients diagnosed to have phaeochromocytoma by the departments of endocrinology and surgical endocrinology of the Christian Medical Hospital, India, over a period of 10 years from 1988 to 1998, were included in the study. RESULTS: A total of 30 patients were diagnosed to have phaeochromocytoma. Extra-adrenal phaeochromocytoma accounted for 26.6% of cases, Ten per cent of cases were bilateral, 6.6% were malignant and one patient had a familial tumour (multiple endocrine neoplasia IIB). The tumours were localized pre-operatively in all patients. Multicentric extra-adrenal tumours were not found in this series. All patients except one were explored by the anterior transperitoneal approach. Persistent hypertension was noted in 30% of patients. CONCLUSIONS: Our series shows a higher prevalence (26.6%) of extra-adrenal tumours than the traditionally described 10%. With accurate pre-operative localization, a transperitoneal approach may not be necessary. The laparoscopic approach needs to be evaluated in light of these findings. |
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Authors:
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S Mathew; B Perakath; A Nair; M S Seshadri; N Shanthly |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery Volume: 69 ISSN: 0004-8682 ISO Abbreviation: Aust N Z J Surg Publication Date: 1999 Jun |
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Created Date: 1999-07-08 Completed Date: 1999-07-08 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0373115 Medline TA: Aust N Z J Surg Country: AUSTRALIA |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 458-60 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of General Surgery Unit I (Surgical Endocrinology), Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. |
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Adrenal Gland Neoplasms*
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diagnosis,
epidemiology Adult Carcinoma, Medullary / epidemiology Female Humans Hypertension / complications India / epidemiology Male Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia / epidemiology Paraganglioma / diagnosis, epidemiology Pheochromocytoma* / diagnosis, epidemiology Prevalence Thyroid Neoplasms / epidemiology |
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