Table 1 Clinical characteristics of 65 patients with ruptured pheochromocytoma
Patients | n = 65 |
|---|---|
Period of publication | |
- Before 1985 | 26 |
- 1985 or later | 39 |
Median age | 50 (15–80) |
Gender | 37/28 (1,3) (57%) |
Tumor side | |
- Right, | 31 |
- Left, | 31 |
- Bilateral | 3 |
Symptoms | |
- Acute abdomen | 50 (77%) |
- Shock | 37 (57%) |
- Lumbar pain | 16 (25%) |
- Chest pain | 10 (15%) |
Surgical setting | |
- Emergency | 35 (54%) |
- Delayed surgery | 21 (32%) |
- Not performed | 9 (14%) |
Death/Survival | 18/65 (28%) |