Warning on phaeochromocytoma.
A case of a 35-year-old female patient, who had previously undergone extensive investigations for hypertension, is reported. At an elective operation for cholecystectomy she was found to have a phaeochromocytoma. This serves as a warning to those who may be required to anaesthetize, or operate on, patients with hypertension of undiagnosed origin.
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D000758:Anesthesia; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*