Phaeochromocytoma diagnosed during labour.
The diagnosis of phaeochromocytoma during pregnancy is rare. We present the management of vaginal delivery in a woman diagnosed with the condition during labour. A Medline search and follow-up of references failed to find any similar report in the last 30 years.
Strachan
A N
AN
Department of Anaesthesia, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
Claydon
P
P
Caunt
J A
JA
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis*