Pheochromocytoma fascinates and, at times, confounds clinicians. The symptoms due to hypersecretion of catecholamines can mimic more than 30 medical disorders. 1 This rare tumor can be lethal if left ...

Adults with pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma are nearly five times more likely to experience a vertebral fracture, a hallmark of osteoporosis, when compared with adults with nonfunctional adrenal ...

I recently identified and diagnosed a bilateral pheochromocytoma in a 15-year-old male patient. What is the likelihood of pheochromocytoma in the teenage population? Pheochromocytoma is a diagnosis ...

The First International Symposium on Pheochromocytoma, held in October 2005, included discussions about developments concerning these rare catecholamine-producing tumors. Recommendations were made ...

After discussion with her psychiatrist, we instructed her to discontinue the venlafaxine 2 weeks before the next assessment. The patient continued taking losartan, hydrochlorothiazide, and amlodipine.

Pheochromocytoma is a catecholamine-producing tumor that originates from chromaffin cells of the adrenergic system, most commonly in the adrenal medulla. There are two main steps in the diagnosis of ...

Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor of the adrenal medulla that secretes substances called catecholamines. The adrenal glands are a pair of small glands sitting on the top of the kidneys. An adrenal ...

In July 2018, the FDA approved iobenguane I 131 (Azedra), the first treatment for patients with unresectable pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma, which are rare tumors of the adrenal gland, that require ...

The First International Symposium on Pheochromocytoma, held in October 2005, included discussions about developments concerning these rare catecholamine-producing tumors. Recommendations were made ...