Volume : VI, Issue : IV, April - 2016

STUDY OF ADRENAL TUMOURS

Dr Goutham Gopinath, Dr Remya M, Dr Rahul Nair

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 A young female ,who is hypertensive for the last 4 years on multiple antihypertensives and diabetic presented with right sided flank pain ,fever and vomiting. Presumptive diagnosis of right sided pyelonephritis was made and on imaging incidentally detected to have left sided adrenal mass. All investigations were with in normal limits incliding 24 hr urine metanephrine. CECT showed a cystic mass over left adrenal. On table ,patient had hypertensive and hypotensive episodes. HPE report suggested pheochromocytoma.The sensitivity of 24 hr urine metanephrine is 98% and here we are discussing a case of pheochromocytoma with normal 24 hr urine metanephrine levels.

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DR GOUTHAM GOPINATH, DR REMYA M, DR RAHUL NAIR STUDY OF ADRENAL TUMOURS Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.6, Issue : 4 April 2016

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