Composite adrenal medullary tumor: A rare cause of hypertension in a young male

• Main Authors: Santosh Menon, Pravin Mahajan, Sangeeta B Desai
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
• Series: Urology Annals
• Subjects: Composite adrenal medullary tumor; ganglioneuroma; pheochromocytoma
• Online Access: http://www.urologyannals.com/article.asp?issn=0974-7796;year=2011;volume=3;issue=1;spage=36;epage=38;aulast=Menon

Composite tumors of the adrenal medulla, containing pheochromocytoma and ganglioneuroma, are rare. A 27-year-old male presented to us with dyspnea and was found to have labile hypertension. A left suprarenal mass was detected on computed tomography. The patient was operated under the cover of alpha anti-adrenergic drugs. The histopathological examination demonstrated that the tumor consisted of pheochromocytoma and ganglioneuroma elements, and hence, a diagnosis of composite adrenal medullary tumor (CAMT) was made. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of CAMT reported from India.