Phaeochromocytoma Crisis: Two Cases of Undiagnosed Phaeochromocytoma Presenting after Elective Nonrelated Surgical Procedures

Phaeochromocytoma Crisis: Two Cases of Undiagnosed Phaeochromocytoma Presenting after Elective Nonrelated Surgical Procedures

Phaeochromocytoma is a catecholamine producing tumour and an uncommon cause of hypertension. We present two cases of relatively asymptomatic individuals, in which previously undiagnosed phaeochromocytoma was unmasked by elective nonadrenal surgical procedures, manifesting as postoperative hypertensive crisis and subsequent cardiogenic shock. The initial management in intensive care is discussed...

Phaeochromocytoma with transient hyperamylasaemia during hypertensive crisis.

was treated as a case of acute pancreatitis. Within seven days her condition was greatly improved and blood pressure was stable at around 130/70 mm Hg. Serum enzyme activities returned to normal. On 27 August and 31 October she had further episodes of abdominal pain, nausea, sweating, and headache accompanied by high blood pressure, high plasma catecholamine concentrations, and hyperamylasaemia...

Recurrence of Phaeochromocytoma and Abdominal Paraganglioma After Initial Surgical Intervention

BACKGROUND Clinical and biochemical follow up after surgery for phaeochromocytoma is essential with long term studies demonstrating recurrence frequencies between 6% and 23%. AIM To examine the characteristics and frequency of tumour recurrence in a regional endocrine referral centre, in patients with surgical resection of phaeochromocytoma (P) and abdominal paraganglioma (AP). METHODS We i...

Phaeochromocytoma--investigation and management of 10 cases.

Since 1960 we have diagnosed phaeochromocytoma (paraganglioma) in 10 children. The cases include a 15 year old girl who over a three year period presented with multiple paragangliomata and an associated malignant carotid body tumour. All children were hypertensive, eight of 10 presenting with severe headaches. Diagnosis was based on finding a raised urinary vanillylmandelic acid excretion and p...

Phaeochromocytoma presenting acutely as severe cardiac failure.