Laparoscopic treatment of a cystic pheochromocytoma of 6cms: A challenging case

摘要

Cystic pheochromocytoma is a very rare entity.Preoperative diagnosis is difficult because clinical, biochemical and radiologic findings are usually not consistent with a pheochromocytoma.Open surgery is traditionally the gold standard to avoid cyst rupture.we present a case of a 6 cm cystic pheochromocytoma treated by laparoscopy.