title: From childhood migraine headache to pheochromocytoma.
abstract: Pheochromocytoma may have multiple clinical manifestations including paroxysmal hypertension, tachycardia, sweating, nausea, and headache (Phillips et al., 2002). Migraine has some of the manifestations seen with pheochromocytoma. We describe a patient who had a history of migraine headaches since childhood and was found to have pheochromocytoma. Resection of her tumor significantly improved her headache. The diagnoses of pheochromocytoma subsequently lead to diagnosing her with medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) and multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A (MEN-2A).
authors: Endocrinology Department, South Clinical Campus, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, USA.
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authors: Hazimeh
authors: Endocrinology Department, South Clinical Campus, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, USA.
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authors: Luidens
authors: Endocrinology Department, South Clinical Campus, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, USA.
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authors: Endocrinology Department, South Clinical Campus, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, USA.
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