Attacks of tachycardia and hypotension as main features of pheochromocytoma - Case report TACHYKARDIE- UND HYPOTONIEATTACKEN ALS HAUPTSYMPTOM EINES PHAOCHROMOZYTOMS - FALLBESCHREIBUNG
Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift, cilt.145, sa.14, ss.333-336, 1995 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 145 Sayı: 14
- Basım Tarihi: 1995
- Dergi Adı: Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.333-336
- Anahtar Kelimeler: adrenal gland neoplasms, hypotension, pheochromocytoma, scintigraphic scan with TC 99m MIBG, tachycardia
- İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet
Özet
Pheochromocytoma is a rare disorder. It usually presents typical hypertensive crises due to catecholamine secretion. Some rare cases of pheochromocytoma have been described to secrete mostly adrenalin and cause characteristical attacks of hypotension and tachycardia. The patient presented here is one of these rare cases. In patients with similar symptoms it is important to consider the possibility of an adrenalin-secreting pheochromocytoma when establishing a diagnosis.