Table 1.
Clinical and pathologic features in four cases of retroperitoneal composite pheochromocytoma
| Age/Sex | Clinical Features | Syndrome | Tumor Size(cm) | Histopathology | Outcome | Reference(country) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48/M |
NA |
NA |
NA |
PH-GN |
NA |
Yoshimi et al.(5),1992(Japan) |
| 41/F |
Hypertension,palpitation,headache, retroperitoneal mass |
None |
4.4 × 4 × 2 |
PH-GN |
Asymptomatic and tumorfree for one year |
Tohme et al.(4),2006(USA) |
| 63/F |
retroperitoneal mass |
None |
6.5 × 5 × 3 |
PA-GN |
Tumorfree for 18 months after surgery |
Hirasaki et al.(6),2009(Japan) |
| 50/M | retroperitoneal mass | None | 4.5 × 4 × 2.5 | PA-GN | Tumorfree and in good condition for over 36 months | Jing et al.(7),2010(China) |
NA, not available; PH, pheochromocytoma; GN, ganglioneuroma; PA, paraganglioma.