Successful control of pheochromocytoma in pregnancy. Case report.
A patient found to have a pheochromocytoma in the 16th wk of pregnancy was successfully managed by medical treatment with phenoxybenzamine hydrochloride and propranolol. In the 38th wk of pregnancy she was electively delivered by cesarean section, and the tumor was simultaneously removed.
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000328:Adult; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010643:Phenoxybenzamine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011433:Propranolol / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D010643:Phenoxybenzamine; D011433:Propranolol