Adrenal cavernous hemangioma misdiagnosed as pheochromocytoma: a case report
A case of a 62-year-old male presenting with persistent abdominal pain and hypertension is reported. Upon admission, elevated urinary vanillylmandelic acid and homovanillic acid levels were noted. Imaging revealed an 8.2 cm left adrenal mass, initially suspected as pheochromocytoma. Laparoscopic res...
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| author | Ziye Huang Yuyun Wu Wen Mei Guang Wang Chaohua Deng |
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| description | A case of a 62-year-old male presenting with persistent abdominal pain and hypertension is reported. Upon admission, elevated urinary vanillylmandelic acid and homovanillic acid levels were noted. Imaging revealed an 8.2 cm left adrenal mass, initially suspected as pheochromocytoma. Laparoscopic resection was performed. Pathology confirmed adrenal cavernous hemangioma (CD31/CD34+). The preoperative misdiagnosis resulted from the tumor's clinical features (hypertension, elevated catecholamine metabolites) and imaging characteristics mimicking pheochromocytoma. Conclusion: Adrenal cavernous hemangioma is susceptible to preoperative misdiagnosis. Surgery provides definitive diagnosis and treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d7db23bd7f2e490f84a45df2d30fbd832025-09-13T06:12:15ZengElsevierUrology Case Reports2214-44202025-11-016310318110.1016/j.eucr.2025.103181Adrenal cavernous hemangioma misdiagnosed as pheochromocytoma: a case reportZiye Huang0Yuyun Wu1Wen Mei2Guang Wang3Chaohua Deng4The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China; Corresponding author.The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, ChinaThe People's Hospital of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Chuxiong, ChinaThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, ChinaThe People's Hospital of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Chuxiong, China; Corresponding author.A case of a 62-year-old male presenting with persistent abdominal pain and hypertension is reported. Upon admission, elevated urinary vanillylmandelic acid and homovanillic acid levels were noted. Imaging revealed an 8.2 cm left adrenal mass, initially suspected as pheochromocytoma. Laparoscopic resection was performed. Pathology confirmed adrenal cavernous hemangioma (CD31/CD34+). The preoperative misdiagnosis resulted from the tumor's clinical features (hypertension, elevated catecholamine metabolites) and imaging characteristics mimicking pheochromocytoma. Conclusion: Adrenal cavernous hemangioma is susceptible to preoperative misdiagnosis. Surgery provides definitive diagnosis and treatment.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442025002529Adrenal cavernous hemangiomaPheochromocytomaMisdiagnosis |
| spellingShingle | Ziye Huang Yuyun Wu Wen Mei Guang Wang Chaohua Deng Adrenal cavernous hemangioma misdiagnosed as pheochromocytoma: a case report Adrenal cavernous hemangioma Pheochromocytoma Misdiagnosis |
| title | Adrenal cavernous hemangioma misdiagnosed as pheochromocytoma: a case report |
| title_full | Adrenal cavernous hemangioma misdiagnosed as pheochromocytoma: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Adrenal cavernous hemangioma misdiagnosed as pheochromocytoma: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adrenal cavernous hemangioma misdiagnosed as pheochromocytoma: a case report |
| title_short | Adrenal cavernous hemangioma misdiagnosed as pheochromocytoma: a case report |
| title_sort | adrenal cavernous hemangioma misdiagnosed as pheochromocytoma a case report |
| topic | Adrenal cavernous hemangioma Pheochromocytoma Misdiagnosis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442025002529 |
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