Diagnosis of a 09 cm pheochromocytoma mistaken to be an intramesenteric pancreatic tumor: Case report complying with the scare guidelines

Abstract

Highlights Pheochromocytoma’s case reports keep showing its diversity in clinical presentation, diagnosis methods treatment and follow up challenges. The diagnosis is basically simple by biomarkers testing, an imaging and challenging when biologically the tumor is silent. Functional imaging should be used to locate the tumor or its metastasis. Preoperative measures should be taken so no major preoperative complications and the main treatment is the tumor complete resection. The malignancy of the pheochromocytoma is not easy to be identified which imposes a lifetime follow up of these patients as metastasis were described even after 40 years after diagnosis.