title: Pheochromocytoma crisis presenting with cardiogenic shock.
abstract: Pheochromocytoma is a catecholamine-secreting tumor of the adrenal glands whose typical presentation includes the triad of headache, palpitations, and diaphoresis. Pheochromocytoma crisis is an urgent medical condition whose diagnosis and management constitute a challenge for physicians. We present the case of a 55-year-old man who developed cardiogenic shock in the setting of a pheochromocytoma crisis. After stabilizing blood pressure with combined administration of α- and β-blockers, the tumor was surgically removed. Our diagnostic and therapeutic challenges are discussed.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Cardiology, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University Medical School, 1 Stilponos Kyriakidi Street, 54636, Thessaloniki, Greece, joc@med.auth.gr.
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Chatzizisis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ziakas
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Feloukidis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Paramythiotis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hadjimiltiades
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iliadis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Basdanis
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Styliadis
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D016896:Treatment Outcome