Management of a Composite Pheochromocytoma (Pheochromocytoma/Neuroblastoma) in Adult Patient Recurring After Several Years: A Complex Case Report

J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2023 Aug;12(4):604-610. doi: 10.1089/jayao.2022.0059. Epub 2022 Sep 28.

Abstract

Pheochromocytoma/neuroblastoma composite tumors are rare entities for which little is known. We report an atypical case of a 39-year-old man with secondary bone locations of a composite tumor, 7 years after resection of adrenal neuroblastoma, with constitutional alteration of SWI/SNF-related, matrix-associated, actin-dependent regulator of chromatin, subfamily A, member 4 whose role is unknown. The diagnosis of a peripheral neuroblastic tumor in adulthood is difficult and even more so when it is a composite tumor. In the absence of a standard of care, management is varied and discussions about treatment modalities for these patients are complex.

Keywords: adrenal tumor; adult; case report; composite pheochromocytoma; neuroblastoma; peripheric neuroblastic tumor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Neuroblastoma* / pathology
  • Pheochromocytoma* / diagnosis
  • Pheochromocytoma* / pathology
  • Pheochromocytoma* / surgery