Recurrent benign adrenal pheochromocytomas associated with hemihypertrophy

We report a case of a female with hemihypertrophy, who developed five recurrences of pheochromocytomas until the age of 35. Timely follow-up of the patient's blood pressure assisted in early diagnosis and treatment of recurrent tumors. LEARNING POINTS: Recurrent benign pheochromocytomas should...

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Autores principales: Pikilidou, Maria, Yavropoulou, Maria, Katsounaros, Marios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bioscientifica Ltd 2014
Materias:
Unique/Unexpected Symptoms or Presentations of a Disease
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4120361/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25136447
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-14-0041
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Sumario:We report a case of a female with hemihypertrophy, who developed five recurrences of pheochromocytomas until the age of 35. Timely follow-up of the patient's blood pressure assisted in early diagnosis and treatment of recurrent tumors. LEARNING POINTS: Recurrent benign pheochromocytomas should raise suspicion of a genetic syndrome. A pheochromocytoma at a young age has a high propensity to recur and strict follow-up is mandatory.

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