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Pheochromocytoma

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The only definitive therapy for patients with pheochromocytoma is surgical resection [1,2]. Advances in preoperative medical management of hypertension/hypovolemia and improved intraoperative anesthetic care have reduced the operative mortality rate for pheochromocytoma to less than 5% in most series [3]. In addition, accurate preoperative localization studies have eliminated the need for extensive exploratory laparotomy. Focused approach and laparoscopic resection have become the new “gold standard,” with a reduced morbidity [4]. Large or locally invasive pheochromocytomas may still require open resection.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

    Monica S. Eigelberger MD & Quan-Yang Duh MD

  2. Mt. Zion Medical Center, University of California, Campus Box 1674, 94143-1674, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Monica S. Eigelberger MD & Quan-Yang Duh MD

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Eigelberger, M.S., Duh, QY. Pheochromocytoma. Curr. Treat. Options in Oncol. 2, 321–329 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11864-001-0025-5

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