Adrenal malignant melanoma masquerading as a pheochromocytoma in a patient with a history of a multifocal papillary and medullary thyroid carcinoma

Maria E. Barmpari, Christos Savvidis, Anastasia D. Dede, Haridimos Markogiannakis, Christina Dikoglou, Paraskevi Xekouki, Constantine A. Stratakis, Andreas Manouras, Sofia Malaktari-Skarantavou

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Objective: Adrenal masses usually represent benign and nonfunctional adrenal adenomas; however, primary or metastatic malignancy should also be considered. Discovery of an adrenal mass needs further evaluation in order to exclude malignancy and hormonal secretion. We present a rare case of a possibly primary adrenal malignant melanoma with imaging and biochemical features of a pheochromocytoma. Case report: A 61-year-old male farmer was referred for evaluation …