title: Four cases of pheochromocytoma in patients with end-stage renal disease.
abstract: Although pheochromocytoma in a patient with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is considered extremely rare, we recently encountered 4 ESRD patients with pheochromocytoma. Three were symptomatic, and in the fourth patient the tumor was discovered as an adrenal incidentaloma. Plasma catecholamine levels were significantly increased in two patients. In each case, 131I-MIBG scintigraphy showed accumulation of the radionuclide in the adrenal tumor, which was identified by MRI or CT scanning, and adrenalectomy was conducted without serious complications. Although paroxysmal hypertension is a common symptom in patients with ESRD, pheochromocytoma must be eliminated by careful evaluation.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Nagaoka Red Cross Hospital, Nagaoka, Niigata.
authors: Takako
authors: T
authors: Saeki
authors: Kensuke
authors: K
authors: Suzuki
authors: Hajime
authors: H
authors: Yamazaki
authors: Syoji
authors: S
authors: Miyamura
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Koike
authors: Hideo
authors: H
authors: Morishita
authors: Fumitake
authors: F
authors: Gejyo
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000379:methods; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery