A Case of Malignant Pheochromocytoma Detected during Fertility Treatment

We report a case of malignant pheochromocytoma in a 35-year-old Japanese woman during fertility treatment, successfully treated with surgical excision. The patient recovered without any postoperative problems, and plasma catecholamine levels normalized. At present, 18 months after the operation, the...

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Main Authors: Kazuhisa Hagiwara, Itsuto Hamano, Ayumu Kusaka, Hiromi Murasawa, Noriko Tokui, Kengo Imanishi, Akiko Okamoto, Hayato Yamamoto, Atsushi Imai, Shingo Hatakeyama, Takahiro Yoneyama, Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Takuya Koie, Chikara Ohyama
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Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Urology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/646743
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spelling doaj-ad5ee00e737e4b57b7915f98015990502020-11-24T22:24:24ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Urology2090-696X2090-69782014-01-01201410.1155/2014/646743646743A Case of Malignant Pheochromocytoma Detected during Fertility TreatmentKazuhisa Hagiwara0Itsuto Hamano1Ayumu Kusaka2Hiromi Murasawa3Noriko Tokui4Kengo Imanishi5Akiko Okamoto6Hayato Yamamoto7Atsushi Imai8Shingo Hatakeyama9Takahiro Yoneyama10Yasuhiro Hashimoto11Takuya Koie12Chikara Ohyama13Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, JapanDepartment of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, JapanDepartment of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, JapanDepartment of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, JapanDepartment of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, JapanDepartment of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, JapanDepartment of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, JapanDepartment of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, JapanDepartment of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, JapanDepartment of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, JapanDepartment of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, JapanDepartment of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, JapanDepartment of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, JapanDepartment of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, JapanWe report a case of malignant pheochromocytoma in a 35-year-old Japanese woman during fertility treatment, successfully treated with surgical excision. The patient recovered without any postoperative problems, and plasma catecholamine levels normalized. At present, 18 months after the operation, there are no signs of relapse.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/646743
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author Kazuhisa Hagiwara
Itsuto Hamano
Ayumu Kusaka
Hiromi Murasawa
Noriko Tokui
Kengo Imanishi
Akiko Okamoto
Hayato Yamamoto
Atsushi Imai
Shingo Hatakeyama
Takahiro Yoneyama
Yasuhiro Hashimoto
Takuya Koie
Chikara Ohyama
spellingShingle Kazuhisa Hagiwara
Itsuto Hamano
Ayumu Kusaka
Hiromi Murasawa
Noriko Tokui
Kengo Imanishi
Akiko Okamoto
Hayato Yamamoto
Atsushi Imai
Shingo Hatakeyama
Takahiro Yoneyama
Yasuhiro Hashimoto
Takuya Koie
Chikara Ohyama
A Case of Malignant Pheochromocytoma Detected during Fertility Treatment
Case Reports in Urology
author_facet Kazuhisa Hagiwara
Itsuto Hamano
Ayumu Kusaka
Hiromi Murasawa
Noriko Tokui
Kengo Imanishi
Akiko Okamoto
Hayato Yamamoto
Atsushi Imai
Shingo Hatakeyama
Takahiro Yoneyama
Yasuhiro Hashimoto
Takuya Koie
Chikara Ohyama
author_sort Kazuhisa Hagiwara
title A Case of Malignant Pheochromocytoma Detected during Fertility Treatment
title_short A Case of Malignant Pheochromocytoma Detected during Fertility Treatment
title_full A Case of Malignant Pheochromocytoma Detected during Fertility Treatment
title_fullStr A Case of Malignant Pheochromocytoma Detected during Fertility Treatment
title_full_unstemmed A Case of Malignant Pheochromocytoma Detected during Fertility Treatment
title_sort case of malignant pheochromocytoma detected during fertility treatment
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Urology
issn 2090-696X
2090-6978
publishDate 2014-01-01
description We report a case of malignant pheochromocytoma in a 35-year-old Japanese woman during fertility treatment, successfully treated with surgical excision. The patient recovered without any postoperative problems, and plasma catecholamine levels normalized. At present, 18 months after the operation, there are no signs of relapse.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/646743
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