Coexistence of pheochromocytoma/praganglioma and renal artery stenosis

• Main Authors: Vijaya Sarathi, Tushar Bandgar, Anurag R Lila, Aparna A Deshpande, Abhay N Dalvi, Sujata Patwardhan, Nalini S Shah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
• Series: Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
• Subjects: Paraganglioma; pheochromocytoma; renal artery stenosis
• Online Access: http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2012;volume=16;issue=6;spage=1009;epage=1011;aulast=Sarathi

Renal artery stenosis (RAS) often coexists with pheochromocytoma (Pheo)/paraganglioma (PGL) and often alters the management of patients with Pheo/PGL. We have studied the prevalence of RAS in our Pheo/PGL patients. The study included 70 consecutive, histopathologically proven Pheo/PGL patients from a tertiary health care center. In 60 patients, tumors were limited to adrenal glands (54 unilateral and 6 bilateral) while other 10 patients had extra-adrenal abdominal tumors. Five patients had RAS with an overall prevalence of 14%. Only two out of 60 patients with Pheo had RAS with a low prevalence of 3.3% while three out of 10 patients with extra-adrenal abdominal PGL had RAS with a prevalence of 30%. To conclude, RAS commonly coexists with Pheo/PGL, more often with extra-adrenal PGL.