Phaeochromocytoma and pregnancy: a case report.
A case of maternal death associated with phaeochromocytoma is reported. Diagnostic difficulty and the poor maternal and fetal prognosis are discussed. A note of caution about inadvertent use of sympathomimetic agents in such patients is included in the discussion.
D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D002838:Chromaffin System / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D010220:Para-Aortic Bodies / Q000473:pathology*; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000473:pathology*