TABLE I.
Clinical characteristics of 53 patients with spontaneous ruptured pheochromocytoma
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| Median | 50.1 |
| Range) | 15–80 |
| Sex (n) | |
| Male | 27 |
| Female | 26 |
| Tumour location [n (%)] | |
| Right | 30 (56.6) |
| Left | 22 (41.5) |
| Bilateral | 1 (1.9) |
| Symptoms [n (%)]a | |
| Acute abdomen | 42 (79) |
| Shock | 30 (57) |
| Lumbar pain | 13 (24.5) |
| Chest pain | 10 (19) |
| Surgical setting [n (%)] | |
| Emergency | 29 (55) |
| Elective | 12 (23) |
| Elective surgery after tae | 3 (5) |
| Not performed | 9 (17) |
| Hemorrhage site [n (%)] | |
| Inside tumour | 13 (25) |
| Rupture | |
| Retroperitoneal | 27 (51) |
| Intraperitoneal | 13 (24) |
| Outcome [n (%)] | |
| Survived | 36 (68) |
| Died | 17 (32) |
a
Multiple symptoms reported when applicable.
tae = transcatheter arterial embolization.