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Bladder pheochromocytoma with ring calcification

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A case of a 19-year-old male with a paraganglioma (pheochromocytoma) arising in the prostate and involving the urinary bladder is presented. The radiological studies, including computed tomography, demonstrated ringlike calcification of the tumor, a rare finding that is highly suggestive of the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma. The tumor was excised and found to be malignant at surgery.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville, 1924 Alcoa Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920, USA, , , , , , US

    W. L. Asbury Jr. & H. R. Gould

  2. Department of Surgery (Urology), University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville, 1924 Alcoa Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920, USA, , , , , , US

    P. A. Hatcher

  3. Department of Pathology, University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville, 1924 Alcoa Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920, USA, , , , , , US

    W. A. Reeves & D. D. Wilson

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  1. W. L. Asbury Jr.
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Received: 17 April 1995/Accepted: 23 May 1995

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Asbury Jr., W., Hatcher, P., Gould, H. et al. Bladder pheochromocytoma with ring calcification. Abdom Imaging 21, 275–277 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002619900064

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