title: [Pheochromocytoma with hemorrhagic necrosis and rupture with symptoms of acute abdomen and shock].
abstract: A case of a pheochromocytoma with haemorrhagic necrosis resulting in signs of acute abdomen with shock is reported. Diagnosis of a ruptured adrenal tumor was made by CT scanning. Elevated urine and plasma catecholamines as well as histological examination of the removed tumor confirmed the clinical suspicion of pheochromocytoma. The patient made uneventful recovery and is asymptomatic 2 years after surgery. Ruptured pheochromocytoma as a cause of abdominal emergency is discussed in view of the existing literature.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Nadciśnienia Tetniczego i Chorób Naczyń Akademii Medycznej w Warszawie.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chlebus
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lapiński
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Torbicki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chlebus
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szostek
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wocial
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Staszkiewicz
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Januszewicz
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012769:Shock / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D002395:Catecholamines
vernacular_title: Pheochromocytoma--martwica krwotoczna i przerwanie guza z objawami ostrego brzucha i wstrzasem.