Table 1 Demographics and presenting symptoms
From: Pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder: a systematic review of the contemporary literature
Variable | N (%) |
|---|---|
Total Patients | 106 |
Sex | |
Males | 55 |
Female | 51 |
Age | |
Mean age (years) | 43.3 |
Age range (years) | 11-84 |
Presenting symptom(s) | |
Micturition attacks | 56 (52.8) |
Hypertension | 58 (54.7) |
Headache | 51 (48.1) |
Hematuria | 50 (47.2) |
Syncope/palpitations | 46 (43.4) |
Diaphoresis | 21 (19.8) |
Micturition disturbances (e.g., urgency, dysuria) | 11 (10.4) |
Dizziness | 10 (9.4) |
Abdominal/flank pain | 6 (5.7) |
Dyspnea/chest pain | 5 (4.7) |
Malaise | 3 (2.8) |
Incidental finding | 3 (2.8) |
Other | 11 (10.4) |
Catecholamines | |
↑ VMA, metanephrine, or catecholamines | 65 (61.3) |
Unknown/not mentioned | 29 (27.4) |
Tumor size | |
Mean (cm) | 3.9 |
Median (range) (cm) | 3.45 (1.0-9.1) |
Unknown/not mentioned | 26 (24.5) |