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A Case of Multiple Organ Failure (MOF) Caused by an Adrenal Pheochromocytoma that Ruptured Spontaneously
副腎褐色細胞腫自然破裂により多臓器不全をきたした1例

Yuji MIMURA, Tomoaki TANABE, Yukio SEKIGUCHI, Jun NAKAYAMA, Yasuhiko IGAWA, Osamu NISHIZAWA
2007 The Shinsu Medical Journal  

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We report a case of an adrenal pheochromocytoma that ruptured spontaneously and caused multiple organ failure (M OF). Spontaneous rupture of pheochromocytoma is extremely rare, but it can be lethal because of dramatic changes in the circulation. A 44-year-old woman was hospitalized because of the sudden occurence of left loin and back pain with hypovolemic shock due to hypotension. Abdominal CT scan showed a hemorrhaging left adrenal mass surrounded by a massive hematoma. MOF developed and we
more » ... cided to proceed conservatively because an emergency operation could be dangerous. The patient recovered from M OF and 122 days after the rupture, surgery was undertaken. The pathological diagnosis was adrenal pheochromocytoma.
doi:10.11441/shinshumedj.55.191 fatcat:tueae2gxazgjbohul6vibwao6q
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Yuji MIMURA, Tomoaki TANABE, Yukio SEKIGUCHI, Jun NAKAYAMA, Yasuhiko IGAWA, Osamu NISHIZAWA. "A Case of Multiple Organ Failure (MOF) Caused by an Adrenal Pheochromocytoma that Ruptured Spontaneously." The Shinsu Medical Journal 55.4 (2007) 191-198