[Low-symptomatic pheochromocytoma].
We present the patient with 1-month history of mild hypertension, who was admitted to our department with suspicion of coronary heart disease. He had family history of hypertension and coronary heart disease, hyperlipidaemia and he has been smoker for several years. During the diagnostic exertion test chest pain together with an unusual high blood pressure was found (240/140 mmHg). The results of catecholamines and their metabolites in 24-urine collection, abdominal ultrasonography and NMR revealed pheochromocytoma in the left adrenal gland, which was removed successfully. Particular clinical examination allowed to include the patient to the group with low-symptomatic pheochromocytoma. Abdominal USG, which had been done prior to the exertion test, didn't reveal any incidental tumor in the adrenal glands. The abnormal hypertensive reaction during exertion test was the main decision of the urine catecholamines and their metabolites determination. Pheochromocytoma should be included to the differential diagnosis in all patients with chest pain and high blood pressure during diagnostic exertion test.
Madej
Agnieszka
A
amadej@amwaw.edu.pl
Czarkowski
Marek
M
Skórski
Maciej
M
Górnicka
Barbara
B
Cieszanowski
Andrzej
A
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery