title: Undiagnosed pheochromocytoma in a patient with lindau disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine of the City University of New York, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Burnett
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Shamsi
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Eisenkraft