嗜铬细胞瘤是肾上腺髓质的肿瘤,可为良性或恶性癌。近年来,文献中还不断有肾上腺髓质增生的报告。肿瘤或增生均为儿茶酚胺分泌增多,临床表现相类似。对小腺瘤和增生,术前不易鉴别。嗜铬细胞瘤大多位于腹腔,尤以肾上腺部位多见,但少数可存在于肝脏、纵膈、颅内等处。位于腹腔者,大多可经适当内科治疗,术前准备后手术切除,而在某些部位的肿瘤,手术困难,只能进行内科治疗。现将治疗方法 Pheochromocytoma is a tumor of the adrenal medulla that can be either benign or malignant. In recent years, there have been reports of adrenal medulla hyperplasia in the literature. Increased secretion of catecholamines in tumors or hyperplasia has similar clinical manifestations. For small adenomas and hyperplasia, it is not easy to identify before surgery. Pheochromocytoma is mostly located in the abdominal cavity, especially in the adrenal area, but a few can exist in the liver, mediastinal, intracranial, etc. In the peritoneal cavity, most of them can be treated with proper medical treatment. After the preoperative preparation, they are surgically removed. In some parts of the tumor, surgery is difficult, and only medical treatment is available. Now treatment methods