[Arterial spasm of the lower limbs caused by pheochromocytoma].
The authors report the case of a 66-year-old man hospitalised with a clinical picture of stage III arterial disease of the lower limbs. Aortography revealed complete spasm of both popliteal arteries and a right adrenal tumour. Excision of the phaeochromocytoma led to the disappearance of symptoms of obliterative arterial disease and normalisation of Doppler results. The role of catecholamines in spasm is discussed.
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D001027:Aortography; D001158:Arteries; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications*; D013035:Spasm / Q000209:etiology; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*
Spasme artériel des membres inférieurs dû à un phéochromocytome.