title: [Phaeochromocytoma revealed by a cardiogenic shock treated by extracorporeal life support].
abstract: Phaeochromocytoma is a catecholamine-secreting tumour that originates from the chromaffin cells in the adrenal medulla in 85% of the cases. Phaeochromocytoma typically presents with the classic signs and symptoms of paroxysmal hypertension, tachycardia, and episodic headache in young adults. However, it rarely may manifest as cardiogenic shock due to a catecholamine induced cardiomyopathy. We report the use of central extracorporeal life support (ECLS) in a young man admitted to our department because of cardiogenic shock caused by phaeochromocytoma.
authors.affiliation: Unité de réanimation polyvalente, hôpital d'instruction des armées Laveran, 13 boulevard Alphonse-Laveran, Marseille, France. contargyris@hotmail.com
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Contargyris
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nee
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Saby
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kerbaul
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Peytel
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D022561:Advanced Cardiac Life Support; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D010879:Piperazines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; D010879:Piperazines; C015568:urapidil