Paraganglioma of the Urinary Bladder

, Yun Beom Kim; , Yeun Goo Chung; , Hee Jae Joo; , Woo Seung Lee; , Sun Il Kim; , Se Joong Kim

Case Report

The Korean Journal of Urological Oncology 2008;6(3):141-144.
Published online December 1, 2008.

방광에 발생한 부신경절종

김윤범, 정연구, 주희재, 이우승, 김선일, 김세중

아주대학교 의과대학 비뇨기과학교실, ^¹병리학교실

Paraganglioma of the Urinary Bladder

Yun Beom Kim , Yeun Goo Chung , Hee Jae Joo , Woo Seung Lee , Sun Il Kim , Se Joong Kim

Departments of Urology and

Abstract

Paraganglioma of the urinary bladder is a rare tumor accounting for less than 0.06% of bladder tumors and approximately 10% of extraadrenal pheochromocytomas. The symptoms at presentation may include hematuria and hypertensive crises resulting from catecholamine excess provoked by micturition or over-distention of the bladder. Most instances of the disease are hormonally active. We report a case of paraganglioma of the urinary bladder in a 49-year-old man who presented with an incidentally detected bladder tumor, which was successfully treated with partial cystectomy. (Korean J Urol Oncol 2008;6:141-144)

Key Words: Paraganglioma, Extra adrenal pheochromocytoma, Urinary bladder, Catecholamines