Phaeochromocytoma: back to the basics

We present a 53-year-old man who was admitted to ITU with shortness of breath and a massive pulmonary haemorrhage, with a history of new-onset hypertension, and unremarkable examination. CT scanning showed an 8 cm mass in the right adrenal gland, suspected to be a phaeochromocytoma (PHEOs). This was further supported by blood tests and avidity on MIBG radiology. Histological examination of the adrenalectomy and nephrectomy specimen showed a circumscribed tumour composed of small nests of small to medium sized, pale to basophilic cells with features suggestive of a phaeochromocytoma with borderline metastatic risk, and a pathological stage of pT2.
Source: Diagnostic Histopathology - Category: Pathology Authors: Tags: Short Case Source Type: research