What is Pheochromocytoma?

Pheochromocytoma: Pheochromocytoma is a neuroendocrine tumor of the medulla of the adrenal glands (originating in the chromaffin cells), or extra-adrenal chromaffin tissue that failed to involute after birth and secretes excessive amounts of catecholamines, usually epinephrine and norepinephrine.
Pheochromocytoma: A pheochromocytoma occurring in the adrenal gland (which is the typical site of pheochromocytomas). -- 2004
Source - Diseases Database
Pheochromocytoma: a vascular tumor of the adrenal gland; hypersecretion of epinephrine results in intermittent or sustained hypertension.
Source - WordNet 2.1

Pheochromocytoma is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Pheochromocytoma, or a subtype of Pheochromocytoma, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Pheochromocytoma as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

Pheochromocytoma: Introduction

Types of Pheochromocytoma:

Broader types of Pheochromocytoma:

How serious is Pheochromocytoma?

Prognosis of Pheochromocytoma: better with surgery than medical treatment
Complications of Pheochromocytoma: see complications of Pheochromocytoma

What causes Pheochromocytoma?

Causes of Pheochromocytoma: see causes of Pheochromocytoma

What are the symptoms of Pheochromocytoma?

Symptoms of Pheochromocytoma: see symptoms of Pheochromocytoma

Complications of Pheochromocytoma: see complications of Pheochromocytoma

Onset of Pheochromocytoma: childhood onwards

Can anyone else get Pheochromocytoma?

Contagion of cancer: generally not; see details in contagion of cancer.
Inheritance: see inheritance of Pheochromocytoma

Pheochromocytoma: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Pheochromocytoma.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Pheochromocytoma.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Pheochromocytoma: see treatments for Pheochromocytoma
Prevention of Pheochromocytoma: see prevention of Pheochromocytoma
Research for Pheochromocytoma: see research for Pheochromocytoma

Organs Affected by Pheochromocytoma:

Organs and body systems related to Pheochromocytoma include:

Adrenal gland

Name and Aliases of Pheochromocytoma

Main name of condition: Pheochromocytoma

Class of Condition for Pheochromocytoma: cancer

Other names or spellings for Pheochromocytoma:

Phaeochromocytoma, chromaffinoma, paroxysmal hypertension, medullary paranganglioma, Islet cell tumor syndrome, Familial pheochromocytoma, Familial islet cell tumors, Bilateral pheochromocytoma and islet cell adenoma of the pancreas, Chromaffinoma

Chromaffin paraganglioma, Chromaffin tumor, Chromaffinoma, Phaeochromocytoma Source - Diseases Database

Pheochromocytoma, Phaeochromocytoma
Source - WordNet 2.1

Bilateral pheochromocytoma and islet cell adenoma of the pancreas, Chromaffinoma, Familial islet cell tumors, Familial pheochromocytoma, Islet cell tumor syndrome
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Pheochromocytoma: