Vaginal delivery in a patient with a phaeochromocytoma. A case report.
In pregnancy complicated by phaeochromocytoma, successful management has usually entailed elective Caesarean section followed by removal of the tumour. We report a successful vaginal delivery, undertaken under extradural blockade, in a patient with proven phaeochromocytoma.
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000601:surgery; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic; D012086:Reoperation