A pheochromocytoma produces frightening and confusing symptoms.Despite how much our family has come to loathe this diagnosis, if one can be objective, it is a fascinating medical marvel, an ...

Pheochromocytoma is a catecholamine-producing tumor that originates from chromaffin cells of the adrenergic system, most commonly in the adrenal medulla. There are two main steps in the diagnosis of ...

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MYOCARDIAL lesions have been described in patients who had received catecholamines for prolonged periods before death, 1–4 and similar lesions have been produced in the myocardium of laboratory ...

Pheochromocytomas are neural crest-derived tumors that produce catecholamines, such as epinephrine and norepinephrine, and arise mainly from the adrenal gland. Closely affiliated tumors of ...

We report a case of a 53-year-old hypertensive male with takotsubo cardiomyopathy in the setting of pheochromocytoma. Pheochromocytoma presenting as takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a recognized but ...

The First International Symposium on Pheochromocytoma, held in October 2005, included discussions about developments concerning these rare catecholamine-producing tumors. Recommendations were made ...

A 54-year-old man presented with an 8-week history of episodic palpitations accompanied by chest pain and headache. He had no sweating with the episodes. Investigations included 24-hour urine ...

This retrospective study involved 126 patients with adrenal or extra-adrenal pheochromocytomas, including 24 patients with a family history of multiple endocrine neoplasia 2, von Hippel-Lindau disease ...

Measurement of plasma or urinary catecholamines and their metabolites is the foundation of the biochemical diagnosis of pheochromocytoma; however, there is no consensus as to the most reliable assay.

Headaches, palpitations, and diaphoresis are the classic triad of pheochromocytoma, but not all patients with pheochromocytoma are symptomatic. Pheochromocytoma crisis can occur spontaneously or be ...