Secondary amenorrhoea due to pheochromocytoma: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Pheochromocytoma is a chromaffin cell catecholamine-secreting tumour originating from the adrenal medulla. CASE PRESENTATION: We report here an unusual presentation of pheochromocytoma with secondary amenorrhoea and its resolution after medical treatment with the alpha adrenergic block...

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Autores principales: Wakil, Ammar, Atkin, Stephen
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2481240/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18620585
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-1-30
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Pheochromocytoma is a chromaffin cell catecholamine-secreting tumour originating from the adrenal medulla. CASE PRESENTATION: We report here an unusual presentation of pheochromocytoma with secondary amenorrhoea and its resolution after medical treatment with the alpha adrenergic blocker, Phenoxybenzamine. CONCLUSION: Pheochromocytoma is a rare cause of secondary amenorrhoea.

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