title: [Low-symptomatic pheochromocytoma].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: amadej@amwaw.edu.pl
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Madej
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Czarkowski
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Skórski
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Górnicka
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cieszanowski
mesh_terms: 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