Open AccessA case of normotensive incidentally discovered adrenal pheochromocytoma
Author(s) -
Ohara Nobumasa,
Kaneko Masanori,
Yaguchi Yuta,
Ishiguro Hajime,
Ishizaki Fumio,
Maruyama Ryo,
Suzuki Kazuya,
Komeyama Takeshi,
Usuda Hiroyuki,
Yamazaki Yuto,
Sasano Hironobu,
Kaneko Kenzo,
Kamoi Kyuzi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1772
Subject(s) - medicine , pheochromocytoma , asymptomatic , adrenal medulla , incidentaloma , catecholamine , presentation (obstetrics) , pathology , radiology
Key Clinical Message Pheochromocytomas are catecholamine‐producing neuroendocrine tumors that arise from the adrenal medulla. The clinical presentation includes headache, palpitation, and hypertension, but pheochromocytomas are sometimes clinically silent. The present case highlights the importance of biochemical testing for pheochromocytoma in patients with adrenal incidentaloma, even if they are completely normotensive and asymptomatic.