Pheochromocytoma in a long-term hemodialysis patient.
A right adrenal tumor was found incidentally by renal echography in a 25-year-old man, who had been on hemodialysis for 4 years. Inquiry and clinical examination suggested pheochromocytoma, which was confirmed by plasma catecholamine measurements. Subsequent adrenalectomy was uneventful. Although hypertension, headache, and diaphoresis are common symptoms in a dialyzed patient, pheochromocytoma has to be eliminated in the presence of this clinical triad.
Yver
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Nephrology Service, Angoulême Hospital, France.
Jaulin
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JP
Nanhuck
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Rivet
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D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed