Hemoptysis as a presenting symptom of pheochromocytoma.
Hemoptysis as a presenting symptom of pheochromocytoma has not received wide recognition. This report describes a patient with a pheochromocytoma complicated by hemoptysis. The hemoptysis occurred during paroxysms of hypertension and was cured by surgical removal of the tumor. Knowledge of this association could lead to more rapid diagnosis.
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery