Pathologic Fracture as Primary Presentation of Malignant Pheochromocytoma: A Case Report

Pathologic Fracture as Primary Presentation of Malignant Pheochromocytoma: A Case Report

Pheochromocytoma is a relatively rare tumor with no age preference. This tumor is usually diagnosed accidentally.  Pathologic fracture as the primary presentation of malignant pheochromocytoma is an uncommon presentation. The present case is a 23 year old man with malignant pheochromocytoma that hi...

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Main Authors: Azar Fanipakdel, Yasamin Davoudi, Seyed Alireza Javadinia, Mahdi Silanian Toosi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2019-01-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
Subjects:
Pheochromocytoma
Pathologic fracture
Initial presentation
Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/5488
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spelling doaj-8e535eaab14b40e792c34aae79c758822020-11-25T03:28:23ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesActa Medica Iranica0044-60251735-96942019-01-0156125488Pathologic Fracture as Primary Presentation of Malignant Pheochromocytoma: A Case ReportAzar Fanipakdel0Yasamin Davoudi1Seyed Alireza Javadinia2Mahdi Silanian Toosi3Cancer Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.2 Department of Radiology, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.Cancer Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Pheochromocytoma is a relatively rare tumor with no age preference. This tumor is usually diagnosed accidentally.  Pathologic fracture as the primary presentation of malignant pheochromocytoma is an uncommon presentation. The present case is a 23 year old man with malignant pheochromocytoma that his first chief complaint was bone pain due to pathological fracture. The presence of bone lesions as the first manifestation of pheochromocytoma makes this case a quite unusual one.  https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/5488PheochromocytomaPathologic fractureInitial presentation
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author Azar Fanipakdel
Yasamin Davoudi
Seyed Alireza Javadinia
Mahdi Silanian Toosi
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Yasamin Davoudi
Seyed Alireza Javadinia
Mahdi Silanian Toosi
Pathologic Fracture as Primary Presentation of Malignant Pheochromocytoma: A Case Report
Acta Medica Iranica
Pheochromocytoma
Pathologic fracture
Initial presentation
author_facet Azar Fanipakdel
Yasamin Davoudi
Seyed Alireza Javadinia
Mahdi Silanian Toosi
author_sort Azar Fanipakdel
title Pathologic Fracture as Primary Presentation of Malignant Pheochromocytoma: A Case Report
title_short Pathologic Fracture as Primary Presentation of Malignant Pheochromocytoma: A Case Report
title_full Pathologic Fracture as Primary Presentation of Malignant Pheochromocytoma: A Case Report
title_fullStr Pathologic Fracture as Primary Presentation of Malignant Pheochromocytoma: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Pathologic Fracture as Primary Presentation of Malignant Pheochromocytoma: A Case Report
title_sort pathologic fracture as primary presentation of malignant pheochromocytoma: a case report
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Acta Medica Iranica
issn 0044-6025
1735-9694
publishDate 2019-01-01
description Pheochromocytoma is a relatively rare tumor with no age preference. This tumor is usually diagnosed accidentally.  Pathologic fracture as the primary presentation of malignant pheochromocytoma is an uncommon presentation. The present case is a 23 year old man with malignant pheochromocytoma that his first chief complaint was bone pain due to pathological fracture. The presence of bone lesions as the first manifestation of pheochromocytoma makes this case a quite unusual one. 
topic Pheochromocytoma
Pathologic fracture
Initial presentation
url https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/5488
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