Pheochromocytoma CT
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
- Abdominal, head, neck, and chest CT scans may be helpful in the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma.
- Radiological evaluation should follow biochemical lab tests to locate site of the tumor.
- The following findings may be observed on CT scan:[1]
- Adrenal mass
- Extra-adrenal mass- most commonly in superior and inferior abdominal paraaortic areas, the urinary bladder, thorax, head, neck and pelvis.[2] [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.
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