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[[Head]], [[neck]], [[chest]], and [[abdomen|abdominal]] [[CT scans]] may be helpful in the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma. | [[Head]], [[neck]], [[chest]], and [[abdomen|abdominal]] [[CT scans]] may be helpful in the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma. | ||
==CT== | ==CT scan== | ||
[[Radiological]] evaluation should follow biochemical lab tests to locate site of the [[tumor]]. The following findings may be observed on [[CT scan]]:<ref name="pmid1787652">{{cite journal| author=Bravo EL| title=Pheochromocytoma: new concepts and future trends. | journal=Kidney Int | year= 1991 | volume= 40 | issue= 3 | pages= 544-56 | pmid=1787652 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1787652 }} </ref> | [[Radiological]] evaluation should follow biochemical lab tests to locate site of the [[tumor]]. The following findings may be observed on [[CT scan]]:<ref name="pmid1787652">{{cite journal| author=Bravo EL| title=Pheochromocytoma: new concepts and future trends. | journal=Kidney Int | year= 1991 | volume= 40 | issue= 3 | pages= 544-56 | pmid=1787652 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1787652 }} </ref> | ||
* Most common extra-[[Adrenal gland|adrenal]] locations are superior and inferior [[abdominal]] [[Paraaortic lymph node|paraaortic]] areas, the [[urinary bladder]], [[thorax]], [[head]], [[neck]] and [[pelvis]].<ref name="pmid1729490">{{cite journal| author=Whalen RK, Althausen AF, Daniels GH| title=Extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma. | journal=J Urol | year= 1992 | volume= 147 | issue= 1 | pages= 1-10 | pmid=1729490 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1729490 }} </ref> | * Most common extra-[[Adrenal gland|adrenal]] locations are superior and inferior [[abdominal]] [[Paraaortic lymph node|paraaortic]] areas, the [[urinary bladder]], [[thorax]], [[head]], [[neck]] and [[pelvis]].<ref name="pmid1729490">{{cite journal| author=Whalen RK, Althausen AF, Daniels GH| title=Extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma. | journal=J Urol | year= 1992 | volume= 147 | issue= 1 | pages= 1-10 | pmid=1729490 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1729490 }} </ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmad Al Maradni, M.D. [2] Mohammed Abdelwahed M.D[3]
Overview
Head, neck, chest, and abdominal CT scans may be helpful in the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma.
CT scan
Radiological evaluation should follow biochemical lab tests to locate site of the tumor. The following findings may be observed on CT scan:[1]
- Most common extra-adrenal locations are superior and inferior abdominal paraaortic areas, the urinary bladder, thorax, head, neck and pelvis.[2]
- In sporadic pheochromocytoma, CT and MRI are good choices. The choice depends on availability and cost.[3]
- In patients with the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2) syndrome, CT may miss the tumors.[4]
References
- ↑ Bravo EL (1991). "Pheochromocytoma: new concepts and future trends". Kidney Int. 40 (3): 544–56. PMID 1787652.
- ↑ Whalen RK, Althausen AF, Daniels GH (1992). "Extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma". J Urol. 147 (1): 1–10. PMID 1729490.
- ↑ Baid SK, Lai EW, Wesley RA, Ling A, Timmers HJ, Adams KT; et al. (2009). "Brief communication: radiographic contrast infusion and catecholamine release in patients with pheochromocytoma". Ann Intern Med. 150 (1): 27–32. PMC 3490128. PMID 19124817.
- ↑ Bravo EL (1991). "Pheochromocytoma: new concepts and future trends". Kidney Int. 40 (3): 544–56. PMID 1787652.