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Total scapulectomy for metastatic pheochromocytoma of the scapula case report

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A case of metastatic pheochromocytoma of the reconstruction of the shoulder joint is reported. During the operation elevation of the blood pressure was controlled by venous injection of a-blocker and ligation of the three main feeder arteries and veins.

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Hier wird von einem Fall des metastatischen Pheochromocytoms am Schulterblatt berichtet, das mit totaler Skapulektomie and funktioneller Schulterrekonstruktion behandelt wurde.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Asahi 3-1-1, 390, Matsumoto, Japan

    T. Momose, Y. Nakatsuchi & S. Saitoh

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Momose, T., Nakatsuchi, Y. & Saitoh, S. Total scapulectomy for metastatic pheochromocytoma of the scapula case report. Arch. Orth. Traum. Surg. 107, 381–384 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00381067

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