A CASE OF MALIGNANT PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA RECURRING 12 YEARS AFTER INTIAL SURGERY

Abstract

A case is reported of a 24-year-old-male patient with ectopic, multiple, malignant pheochromocytoma recurring 12 years after initial surgery for a single, ectopic, benign tumor.
Multifocal occurrence with metachronous development may be the explanation for recuurrence in this case.
Need of careful, long-term follow-up should be emphasized in patients with juvenile, ectopic, multiple pheochromocytoma.