A case of normotensive incidentally discovered adrenal pheochromocytoma

Pheochromocytomas are catecholamine‐producing neuroendocrine tumors that arise from the adrenal medulla. The clinical presentation includes headache, palpitation, and hypertension, but pheochromocytomas are sometimes clinically silent. The present case highlights the importance of biochemical testin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ohara, Nobumasa, Kaneko, Masanori, Yaguchi, Yuta, Ishiguro, Hajime, Ishizaki, Fumio, Maruyama, Ryo, Suzuki, Kazuya, Komeyama, Takeshi, Usuda, Hiroyuki, Yamazaki, Yuto, Sasano, Hironobu, Kaneko, Kenzo, Kamoi, Kyuzi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6293157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30564317
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1772
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Sumario:Pheochromocytomas are catecholamine‐producing neuroendocrine tumors that arise from the adrenal medulla. The clinical presentation includes headache, palpitation, and hypertension, but pheochromocytomas are sometimes clinically silent. The present case highlights the importance of biochemical testing for pheochromocytoma in patients with adrenal incidentaloma, even if they are completely normotensive and asymptomatic.

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