title: Pheochromocytoma during pregnancy: case report.
abstract: Pheochromocytoma during pregnancy is rare. Only a few hundred cases have been published in the literature. We report patients with pheochromocytoma diagnosed at antepartum period. Manifestation include hypertension with various clinical presentation, possibly resembling those of pregnancy-induced hypertension. Confirmation necessitates special biochemical examination and the use of different radiological imaging tool. Treatment combines medical procedures with surgical exploration, mandating a team approach of diverse medical expertise. In the first and second trimesters, tumor resection has a good fetal outcome; in later pregnancy, delivery by elective cesarean section followed by tumor resection is recommended. The overall prognosis is mainly affected early diagnosis and multidisciplinarian management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chittacharoen
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Phuapradit
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011224:Prazosin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011379:Prognosis; D013610:Tachycardia; D014642:Vanilmandelic Acid / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D014642:Vanilmandelic Acid; D011224:Prazosin