An unusual case of hematemesis and epistaxis caused by a pheochromocytoma

Pheochromocytoma is a rare catecholamine-secreting neoplasm that is the cause of hypertension in <0.2% of patients with hypertension. We encountered an unusual case of pheochromocytoma involving hematemesis and epistaxis episodes with accompanying hypertensive attacks. Venous ectasia was detected...

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Autores principales: Ugur, Kader, Girgin, Mustafa, Bahcecioglu, İbrahim Halil, Artas, Hakan, Selcuk Simsek, Fikri, Aydin, Suleyman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2018
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6023036/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29578356
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0300060518765015
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Sumario:Pheochromocytoma is a rare catecholamine-secreting neoplasm that is the cause of hypertension in <0.2% of patients with hypertension. We encountered an unusual case of pheochromocytoma involving hematemesis and epistaxis episodes with accompanying hypertensive attacks. Venous ectasia was detected in the esophagus. Abdominal magnetic resonance imaging revealed an adenoma in the left adrenal region. The present case illustrates that pheochromocytoma can mimic different clinical conditions.

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