Undiagnosed pheochromocytoma in a patient with lindau disease.
Lindau disease is characterized by angioblastic lesions of the cerebellum and spinal cord. It may, rarely, be associated with pheochromocytoma. We describe the management of a patient with Lindau disease who was scheduled to undergo craniotomy for removal of a cerebellar hemangioblastoma and who developed severe hypertension following induction of anesthesia. Subsequent work up revealed a previously undiagnosed pheochromocytoma. The importance of recognizing a possible association between these two conditions is discussed.
Burnett
M K
MK
Department of Anesthesiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine of the City University of New York, New York, New York, USA.
Shamsi
A K
AK
Eisenkraft
J B
JB