title: [Neurofibromatosis type I and hypertension: a case report].
abstract: Pheochromocytomas are catecholamine-producing neuroendocrine tumors arising from chromaffine cells derived from the embryonic neural crest. They occur in 0.1-5.7% of patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (von Recklinghausen's disease). We report the case of an adrenal pheochromocytoma in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1.
authors.affiliation: UOC Medicina Interna, II Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università La Sapienza, Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea, Roma. massimiliano.rocchietti@uniroma1.it
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rocchietti March
authors.forename: Carmela
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Palma
authors.forename: Paolo Diego
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: L'Angiocola
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aliberti
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000328:Adult; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D002395:Catecholamines