Pheochromocytoma and sudden death as a result of cerebral infarction in Turner's syndrome: report of a case.
Various etiologies for hypertension in Turner's syndrome, a common feature of the disorder, are well recognized. Pheochromocytoma is not among them. A young woman with Turner's syndrome, recently diagnosed with hypertension, died suddenly and unexpectedly. A hemorrhagic cerebral infarct and an adrenal gland pheochromocytoma were found at necropsy. This is the first reported case of pheochromocytoma associated with Turner's syndrome.
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Office of the State Medical Examiner, Providence, RI.
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D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology