Extraadrenal pheochromocytoma presenting with severe hematuria and postmicturition cephalgia, a case report of a rare bladder tumor entity

Julian Sonderer; Ina Krull; Hans-Peter Schmid; Gautier Müllhaupt

doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102170

Extraadrenal pheochromocytoma presenting with severe hematuria and postmicturition cephalgia, a case report of a rare bladder tumor entity

Urol Case Rep. 2022 Jul 18:44:102170. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102170. eCollection 2022 Sep.

Authors

Julian Sonderer¹, Ina Krull², Hans-Peter Schmid¹, Gautier Müllhaupt¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, Institute for Medicine, University St.Gallen, Rorschacher Strasse 95, 9000, St.Gallen, Switzerland.
² Department of Endocrinology, Institute for Medicine, University St.Gallen, Rorschacher Strasse 95, 9000, St.Gallen, Switzerland.

Abstract

Paraganglioma (PGL) of the urinary bladder are a very rare tumor entity. Treatment of a PGL requires a multidisciplinary approach. We report on a case of a malignant pheochromocytoma (PHEO) of the bladder in a male adult due to a succinate dehydrogenase B (SDHB) subunit gene mutation where a partial cystectomy was perfomed after preoperative alpha blocking.

Keywords: Bladder tumor; Endocrine tumor; Paraganglioma; Partial cystectomy; Pheochromocytoma.

Publication types

Case Reports