Pheochromocytoma: an endocrine stress mimicking disorder.
A pheochromocytoma is an endocrine tumor that can uniquely mimic numerous stress-associated disorders, with variations in clinical manifestations resulting from different patterns of catecholamine secretion and actions of released catecholamines on physiological systems.
Kantorovich
Vitaly
V
Division of Endocrinology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
Eisenhofer
Graeme
G
Pacak
Karel
K
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000378:metabolism; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011941:Receptors, Adrenergic / Q000378:metabolism; D040921:Stress Disorders, Traumatic / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013312:Stress, Physiological; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000503:physiopathology*
D011941:Receptors, Adrenergic; D009638:Norepinephrine; D004837:Epinephrine