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Unsuspected pheochromocytoma incidentally found on chest CT

A 51-year-old woman with history of migraine headaches and intermittent nausea, vomiting, palpitations, and diaphoresis presented to the emergency department with hypertensive emergency 1 month after starting a beta blocker for migraine prophylaxis. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the chest...

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Autores principales: Bennett, Bradford, Johnson, Drew, Panakos, Andrew, Rozenberg, Aleksandr
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5850942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29552258
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2017.09.006
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description A 51-year-old woman with history of migraine headaches and intermittent nausea, vomiting, palpitations, and diaphoresis presented to the emergency department with hypertensive emergency 1 month after starting a beta blocker for migraine prophylaxis. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the chest incidentally revealed a large abdominal mass in the area of the left adrenal gland. Iodine-123 metaiodobenzylguanidine scan imaging showed localized uptake into the left adrenal gland. Along with imaging results, laboratory testing confirmed the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma. The patient was treated with blood pressure control, specifically alpha blockade, and surgical excision of the mass. This case displays a typical clinical presentation of pheochromocytoma coupled with atypical radiographic size and appearance.
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spelling pubmed-58509422018-03-16 Unsuspected pheochromocytoma incidentally found on chest CT Bennett, Bradford Johnson, Drew Panakos, Andrew Rozenberg, Aleksandr Radiol Case Rep Multisystem A 51-year-old woman with history of migraine headaches and intermittent nausea, vomiting, palpitations, and diaphoresis presented to the emergency department with hypertensive emergency 1 month after starting a beta blocker for migraine prophylaxis. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the chest incidentally revealed a large abdominal mass in the area of the left adrenal gland. Iodine-123 metaiodobenzylguanidine scan imaging showed localized uptake into the left adrenal gland. Along with imaging results, laboratory testing confirmed the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma. The patient was treated with blood pressure control, specifically alpha blockade, and surgical excision of the mass. This case displays a typical clinical presentation of pheochromocytoma coupled with atypical radiographic size and appearance. Elsevier 2017-11-06 /pmc/articles/PMC5850942/ /pubmed/29552258 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2017.09.006 Text en © 2017 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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title_short Unsuspected pheochromocytoma incidentally found on chest CT
title_sort unsuspected pheochromocytoma incidentally found on chest ct
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5850942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29552258
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2017.09.006
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