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SUBMITTER: Hu LL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9806206 | biostudies-literature | 2022
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hu Liang-Liang LL Guo Zhong-Qiang ZQ Dai Peng P Chen Gang G Tian Tao T
Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine 20221219
Pheochromocytomas are neuroendocrine tumors that produce catecholamines and can be difficult to diagnose. Bladder involvement is uncommon with pheochromocytoma. Hypertension (sometimes with hypertensive crisis coinciding with micturition), headache, hematuria and syncope, which are commonly associated with voiding, are the most prevalent symptoms. While transurethral resection may be performed in roughly 20% of patients, 70% require partial cystectomy and 10% require radical cystectomy. We prese ...[more]