[Pheochromocytoma]

Acta Med Port. 1994 Dec;7(12):703-9.
[Article in Portuguese]

Abstract

The authors present the case of a 51 year old woman with severe arterial hypertension with parixisms, without medical control. The clinical, laboratory and imagiological investigation showed a pheochromocytoma at the right adrenal gland. The patient was submitted to surgery with success. Specific aspects of differential diagnosis are discussed and a review of the more relevant features of clinical diagnosis, pre-operative preparation and surgical technique are presented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Pheochromocytoma* / diagnosis
  • Pheochromocytoma* / surgery