Pheochromocytoma
Pheochromocytoma: Introduction
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 hypertension have a pheochromocytoma.
Symptoms of Pheochromocytoma
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Pheochromocytoma: Complications
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Disease Topics Related To Pheochromocytoma
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Medical Textbooks Online about Pheochromocytoma
Medical Books Excerpts
- Hypertension
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Hypertension
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Diagnostic Tests for Pheochromocytoma
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Pheochromocytoma: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Pheochromocytoma
Rare cancer hidden cause of panic symptoms: The rare cancer pheochromocytoma, an adrenal tumor, can initially
have symptoms similar to panic disorder.
Its symptoms may include...read more »
Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who
had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness
because he suffered...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for
a patient to show mental decline to dementia.
Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical...read more »
Spitz nevi misdiagnosed as dangerous melanoma skin cancer: One possible misdiagnosis to
consider in lieu of melanoma is spitz nevi.
See melanoma and spitz nevi....read more »
Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms
of severe brain injury are hard to miss,
it is less clear for milder injuries, or even those causing a mild concussion diagnosis.
The condition...read more »
MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms
such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked.
This is particularly true of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), for which...read more »
Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition
that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed.
It may be misdiagnosed as Parkinson's...read more »
Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had
suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their...read more »
Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be
correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients.
These patients are not the typical...read more »
Pheochromocytoma can mimic an anxiety attack: Pheochromocytoma is a tumour of the adrenal
glands which secretes excessive amounts of catecholamines such as epinephrine
and nor-epinephrine. It...read more »
Pitfalls in diagnosing palpitations: The symptom of palpitations is suggestive of cardiac arrhythmia but may have a non- cardiac cause. Palpitations not related to emotion, fever and exercise suggest an...read more »
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Causes of Pheochromocytoma
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Treatments for Pheochromocytoma
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Prognosis for Pheochromocytoma
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Clinical Trials for Pheochromocytoma
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Definitions of Pheochromocytoma:
A pheochromocytoma occurring in the adrenal gland (which is the typical site of pheochromocytomas). -- 2004
- (Source - Diseases Database)
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
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