title: [Pheochromocytoma in childhood. Report of a case of a familial type in an 8-year-old boy].
abstract: A case of right adrenal pheochromocytoma in an 8-yr-old boy and its successful surgical management are described. Clinical and statistical data are given for this form and its symptomatology and aetiopathogenesis are illustrated. Particular stress is laid on the occasionally misunderstood importance of the part played by continuous hypertension. Early diagnosis and surgery are essential to avoid the onset of serious cardiocirclatory complications.
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*
vernacular_title: Il feocromocitoma nell'infanzia. Segnalazione di un caso a carattere familiare in un bambino di otto anni