Central Extracorporeal Life Support in Pheochromocytoma Crisis Carlo Banfi, MD, PhD, Francis Juthier, MD, PhD, Pierre-Vladimir Ennezat, MD, PhD, Timothee de Saint Denis, MD, Bruno Carnaille, MD, PhD, Emmanuelle Leteurtre, MD, PhD, Alain Prat, MD, André Vincentelli, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 93, Issue 4, Pages 1303-1305 (April 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.09.018 Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Postcontrast T1-weighted axial magnetic resonance image showing large right suprarenal mass with intense enhancement at the arterial phase, strongly suggesting a pheochromocytoma. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 93, 1303-1305DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.09.018) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Biopsy specimen of the adrenal gland. (A) Large pheochromocytes with moderate anisocaryosis and little stroma. The tumor was surrounded by normal adrenal tissue and capsule. (Hematoxylin and eosin; ×100.) (B) Photomicrograph showing intense immunoreactivity for chromogranin A. Cytoplasmic positivity of pheochromocytes with anti–chromogranine A antibody. (×100.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 93, 1303-1305DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.09.018) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Magnetic resonance angiogram of the abdomen showing patency of the renal arteries with evidence of a small abdominal aorta. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 93, 1303-1305DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.09.018) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions