Pheochromocytoma: pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor that usually starts in the cells of the adrenal glands. See free access online books about Pheochromocytoma below. See detailed information below for a list of 15 causes of Pheochromocytoma, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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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)
Usually benign, well-encapsulated, lobular, vascular tumor of chromaffin tissue of the adrenal medulla or sympathetic paraganglia; the cardinal symptom, reflecting the increased secretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine, is hypertension, which may be persistent or intermittent.
- (Source - CRISP)
A tumor of the adrenal gland that causes it to produce too much adrenaline. Pheochromocytomas are usually benign (noncancerous), but can cause dangerously high blood pressure and other symptoms, including pounding headaches, heart palpitations, flushing of the face, nausea, and vomiting.
- (Source - National Cancer Institute)
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 Institute of Health)
The list below shows some of the causes of Pheochromocytoma mentioned in various sources:
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Phaeochromocytoma, Chromaffin paraganglioma, Chromaffin tumor, Chromaffinoma
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Symptoms related to Pheochromocytoma:
Adrenal glands, Hypertension (255 causes), Catecholamines, Arrhythmias (124 causes), Headache (2016 causes), Diaphoresis (30 causes), Epigastric pain (67 causes), Palpitations (453 causes), Nausea (2302 causes), Tremor (279 causes), Weakness (3822 causes), Anxiety (701 causes), Flank pain (16 causes), Constipation (535 causes), Weight loss (1848 causes), Sipple syndrome, MEN syndromes
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