Functionig phaeochromocytoma of the organ of Zuckerkandl. The second case treated at Edendale Hospital.
The second case of a functioning phaeochromocytoma of the organ of Zuckerkandl has been treated at Edendale Hospital. A young Black woman was admitted as a case of juvenile hypertension and a pre-operative diagnosis of a functioning phaeochromocytoma was made. The case, the importance of pre-operative preparation and the proposed follow-up are described.
D000293:Adolescent; D002838:Chromaffin System; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010233:Paraganglia, Chromaffin; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000601:surgery*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*