| Literature DB >> 28050427 |
Mohammed Shafi Abdulsalam1, Vijaya Ganapathy2, Priyanka Satish3, Raghunath Keddy Janakiraman4, Shivshankar Singh5.
Abstract
Pheochromocytomas are usually solid tumours. But it can present as cystic lesions in the adrenal gland. Cystic lesions in adrenal gland with hypertension needs attention to rule out pheochromocytoma. If ignored, it may lead to hypertensive emergency, multisystem crisis and death. Early diagnosis with biochemistry, Computed Tomography (CT) or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of abdomen, proper functional imaging like Meta Iodo Benzyl Guanidine (MIBG) scan is essential. Proper preoperative preparation is important to prevent hypertensive crisis during and after surgery. We are reporting a case of cystic pheochromocytoma in a young male.Entities:
Keywords: Endocrine emergency; Multisystem crisis; Pulmonary edema
Year: 2016 PMID: 28050427 PMCID: PMC5198380 DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/20129.8892
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Diagn Res ISSN: 0973-709X