Phaeochromocytoma

Introduction: Phaeochromocytoma

Description of Phaeochromocytoma

Phaeochromocytoma (medical condition): Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor in the adrenal glands that causes excess secretion of catecholamines. This leads mainly to hypertension but can also lead to hyperglycemia and diabetes-like symptoms. Only about 1 in a 1000 people with ...more

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Phaeochromocytoma: a vascular tumor of the adrenal gland; hypersecretion of epinephrine results in intermittent or sustained hypertension.
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Phaeochromocytoma: A pheochromocytoma occurring in the adrenal gland (which is the typical site of pheochromocytomas). -- 2004
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Phaeochromocytoma as a Disease

Phaeochromocytoma: Another name for Pheochromocytoma (or close medical condition association).
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Phaeochromocytoma: Related Diseases

Phaeochromocytoma: Phaeochromocytoma is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Cancer
• Adrenal Cancer
• Adrenal disorders

Causes of Phaeochromocytoma

Some of the causes of Phaeochromocytoma are included in the list below:

• Adrenal gland tumor
• Tumor in the sympathetic nervous system
• Sturge-Weber syndrome
• Tuberous sclerosis
• Neurofibromatosis

See full list of 14 causes of Phaeochromocytoma (Pheochromocytoma)

Symptoms of Phaeochromocytoma (Pheochromocytoma)

Some of the symptoms of Phaeochromocytoma incude:

• Headaches
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
• Hypertension

See full list of 46 symptoms of Phaeochromocytoma (Pheochromocytoma)

Treatments for Phaeochromocytoma (Pheochromocytoma)

Treatments for Phaeochromocytoma (Pheochromocytoma) include:

• Medications
• Surgery
• Surgical tumor removal

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Treatment of Phaeochromocytoma: For more treatment information about Phaeochromocytoma, see treatment of Pheochromocytoma (Phaeochromocytoma)

Terms associated with Phaeochromocytoma:

Terms Similar to Phaeochromocytoma:

• Chromaffin paraganglioma
• Chromaffin tumor
• Chromaffinoma
• Pheochromocytoma

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• pheochromocytoma

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Broader terms for Phaeochromocytoma

• tumor
• tumour
• neoplasm

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Hierarchical classifications of Phaeochromocytoma

The following list attempts to classify Phaeochromocytoma into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• neoplasm,tumor,tumour
• growth
• illness,malady,sickness,unwellness
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

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External links related to: Phaeochromocytoma

• OMIM - PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA
• PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
• National Cancer Institute - Pheochromocytoma Treatment
• Adrenal Tumors Referral Guidelines
• eMedicine - Pheochromocytoma : Article by Anant Krishnan, MD
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• Pheochromocytoma - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
• eMedicine - Pheochromocytoma : Article by Patricia Vuguin, MD, MSc
• eMedicine - Pheochromocytoma : Article by Ann T Sweeney, MD

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