Epinephrine-secreting pheochromocytoma in a normotensive woman with adrenal incidentaloma.
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.
Sukor
Norlela
N
Department of Medicine, Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. drlela@mail.hukm.ukm.my
Saidin
Rashidi
R
Kamaruddin
Nor Azmi
NA
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
D004837:Epinephrine