Xia Gu
China
Case Report
Pheochromocytoma: A Case Report and Literature Review
Author(s): Xiaoyan Chen, Xuelian Deng, Shunyou Deng, Dongling Li, Wenzhong Chen, Wanling Chen, Xia Gu and Yubao GuanXiaoyan Chen, Xuelian Deng, Shunyou Deng, Dongling Li, Wenzhong Chen, Wanling Chen, Xia Gu and Yubao Guan
Objective: We present a case of pheochromocytoma with fatal paroxysmal dyspnea hemoptysis and shock. A systematic review of literature on pheochromocytoma was performed to improve the understanding of the clinical manifestation, diagnosis and treatment of a typical pheochromocytoma.
Methods: The clinical manifestation, diagnostic examination, operation mode and pathological characteristics of the typical pheochromocytoma, were analyzed and summarized. Simultaneously relevant literature was reviewed.
Results: A 29-year-old male was diagnosed with pheochromocytoma with hemorrhagic cysts though without any typical clinical manifestation such as paroxysmal hypertension headache diaphoresis and palpitation. We treated this case as functional pheochromocytoma during the perioperative preparation although there were not e.. View More»