Phaeochromocytoma.
Phaeochromocytomas are rare catecholamine-secreting tumours which can mimic a variety of common clinical conditions, such as hypertension and angina. It is a potentially curable condition if discovered early, and clinicians should be alerted as to its presence in a young individual with hypertension or atypical angina-associated hypertension. Pharmacological mismanagement can cause fatal hypertensive crisis.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000473:pathology*; D003000:Clonidine; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D005934:Glucagon; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D010425:Pentolinium Tartrate; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis; D012160:Retina / Q000503:physiopathology; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D005934:Glucagon; D010425:Pentolinium Tartrate; D003000:Clonidine; D009638:Norepinephrine; D004837:Epinephrine