Atypical and typical course of neurofibromatosis type 1 in combination with pheochromocytoma

Giant pheochromocytoma in type 1 neurofibromatosis patient

Pheochromocytoma and Neurofibromatosis Type 1 in a Patient with Hypertension

BACKGROUND Neurofibromatosis type 1 is an autosomal dominant condition that has a variety of clinical manifestations. Essential or secondary hypertension may be associated with neurofibromatosis. A rare finding is hypertension due to pheochromocytoma in patient with neurofibromatosis type 1. CASE REPORT We present a case with a 7-year medical history of hypertension which was poorly controlle...

Combination chemotherapy regimen in a patient with metastatic malignant pheochromocytoma and neurofibromatosis type 1

PATIENT Female, 55 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Metastatic malignant pheochromocytoma Symptoms: Chest pain • tachycardia • tachypnea MEDICATION - Clinical Procedure: - Specialty: Oncology. OBJECTIVE Rare disease. BACKGROUND Malignant pheochromocytoma is defined as the occurrence of the tumor in an area that is normally devoid of chromaffin tissue, direct tumor invasion, and/or metastasis. Metastatic ...

Pelvic Neurofibroma with Atypical Neurofibromatosis Type 1

A 23 short-stature female patient presenting initially to gynecologist for left ovarian mass and bilateral sciatica but on further investigations it had been proved to be big pelvic neurofibroma with little findings of neurofibromatosis type 1. Surgical excision had been done without any complications. We aim to discuss the manifestations of neurofibromatosis type 1 and why lack of some finding...

[Familial pheochromocytoma associated to neurofibromatosis type 1].