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Case Reports
[Lumboscopic adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma in a patient with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B].
- Guillermo Montoya-Martínez, Jorge Moreno-Palacios, and Eduardo Serrano-Brambila.
- Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México, D.F., México.
- Cir Cir. 2009 Mar 1; 77 (2): 131-3.
AbstractMultiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B (MEN 2B) is an autosomal dominant syndrome characterized by medullary thyroid carcinoma, pheochromocytoma, a marfanoid habitus and mucosal ganglioneuromatosis. We present a case of a 35-year-old male with MEN 2B with right adrenal pheochromocytoma diagnosed biochemically and radiologically and treated by laparoscopic adrenalectomy. Diagnosis of pheochromocytoma includes detection of catecholamines in urine and plasma and radiological tests such as computed axial tomography, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging and metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy. Laparoscopic techniques have become standard for treatment of tumors of the adrenal glands.
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