title: [A case of pheochromocytoma in pregnancy].
abstract: A 29-year-old woman was referred to our hospital at the 34th week of her first pregnancy with a diagnosis of severe pregnancy-induced hypertension. A diagnosis of pheochromocytoma was made by elevated values of serum and urinary noradrenaline. Ultrasonography and computed tomography revealed a left adrenal tumor. Caesarean section combined with removal of the tumor at the 36th week of gestation was performed with a satisfactory result obtaining a healthy mother and an infant. Current management of patients with a pheochromocytoma during pregnancy is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division II, Kobe University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kinugasa
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hosokawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kusano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsumori
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okada
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D009638:Norepinephrine