title: Pheochromocytoma in a pregnant woman with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2a.
abstract: Pheochromocytoma is a rare cause of hypertension. Its coexistence with pregnancy is exceptional and laparoscopic removal has rarely been reported. We describe the case of a 34-year-old woman with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2a (MEN 2a) with adrenal pheochromocytoma diagnosed in the 6th week of pregnancy. After pretreatment with phenoxybenzamine, a successful transperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy was performed in the twentieth week of gestation. The management of pheochromocytoma in pregnancy and the indications for laparoscopic surgery in pregnant patients are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Hospital Universitario Vírgen del Rocío, Avenida Manuel Siurot s/n, 41013 Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Martínez Brocca
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Acosta Delgado
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Quijada
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Navarro González
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soto Moreno
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gonzáles Duarte
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: del Valle López de Ayala
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Astorga Jiménez
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D018813:Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2a / Q000150:complications*; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome