title: Epinephrine-secreting pheochromocytoma in a normotensive woman with adrenal incidentaloma.
abstract: Pheochromocytomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors that produce, metabolize, and usually secrete catecholamines. Although hypertension is a common presenting feature of pheochromocytoma, the tumors occur (or are present) in only 0.1% of patients with hypertension. The variability of symptoms and rarity of occurrence render these tumors difficult to diagnose; many are discovered incidentally during radiological examination or at autopsy. A patient is presented with a pheochromocytoma that was discovered incidentally when she presented with abdominal pain and a normal blood pressure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. drlela@mail.hukm.ukm.my
authors.forename: Norlela
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sukor
authors.forename: Rashidi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saidin
authors.forename: Nor Azmi
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Kamaruddin
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000601:surgery; D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000379:methods; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D004837:Epinephrine