Adrenal incidentaloma caused by pheochromocytoma

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adrenalectomy, adrenal glands, incidental findings, laparoscopy, pheochromocytoma

Abstract

Introduction: Approximately, between 23 % and 61 % of cases of pheochromocytomas are diagnosed as incidentalomas and their annual incidence varies from 2-8 cases per million people.

Objective: To address the atypical presentation of an adrenal incidentaloma caused by a pheochromocytoma.

Clinical Case: A 55-year-old patient with a history of difficult-to-manage high blood pressure and diabetes mellitus presented with dyspeptic symptoms and recurrent abdominal pain of one month's duration. Abdominal ultrasound revealed a 5 cm image in the region corresponding to the left adrenal gland. A laparoscopic left adrenalectomy was performed. At follow-up, the patient remained asymptomatic, without hypertension, and with normal blood glucose levels.

Conclusions: Pheochromocytomas are a diagnostic possibility in patients with adrenal gland tumors, although they present with few symptoms.

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Karel Borroto Martínez, Centro de Investigaciones Clínicas

Especialista de Primer y Segundo Grado en Cirugía General. Profesor Auxiliar. Investigador Agregado. Diplomado en Gestión de Información en Salud. Diplomado en Cirugía Oncológica. Diplomado en Promoción de Salud en el contexto de la APS. Diplomado en Urgencias Médicas Hospitalarias.

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2025-09-06

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Borroto Martínez K, Ramírez Fernández Y, Calás Hechavarría V, Ceballos Rojas MA. Adrenal incidentaloma caused by pheochromocytoma. Rev Cubana Med Milit [Internet]. 2025 Sep. 6 [cited 2025 Sep. 9];54(3):e025076430. Available from: https://revmedmilitar.sld.cu/index.php/mil/article/view/76430

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Vol. 54 No. 3 (2025): July - September (In Progress)

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