We describe the case of a 5-year-old boy with phaeochromocytoma of the left adrenal gland, treated surgically by removal of the tumour under general anaesthesia. Phaeochromocytoma is a particularly rare tumour in children and surgical excision is the definitive treatment. We discuss the clinical and laboratory characteristics of the case, the diagnostic approach, the preoperative and intraoperative management and the postoperative course.
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