Abstract
Indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence is a new intraoperative imaging modality for adrenal tumors. Previous work suggested that pheochromocytomas did not show fluorescence, but experience is limited. The objective of this study is to analyze fluorescence imaging patterns of pheochromocytomas. This was an IRB-approved retrospective study. Patients who underwent adrenalectomy with ICG imaging were identified from a departmental database. Intraoperative fluorescence patterns were analyzed by reviewing surgical videos. Descriptive and comparative statistical analyses were performed to determine factors associated with different fluorescence patterns of pheochromocytomas. Of the 46 pheochromocytomas included, 50% (n = 23) exhibited fluorescence. Parameters predicting fluorescence on univariate analysis were age, tumor size and hereditary. On multivariate analysis, tumor size was the only predictive parameter of ICG fluorescence, with loss of fluorescence at a threshold of > 3.2cm (p = 0.004). This is the largest cohort to date assessing fluorescence properties of pheochromocytomas. In contrast to previous studies, we demonstrated that smaller pheochromocytomas do exhibit fluorescence. This may support the application of intraoperative ICG imaging for smaller or bilateral pheochromocytomas, which may assist in identification and/or cortical-sparing during adrenalectomy.
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