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The Highs and Lows of an Unknown Pheochromocytoma in an Elderly Patient
Joint Authors
DiMaria, Christina N.
Rasquin, Lorena I.
Hung Pinto, Wikien A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-07-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pheochromocytomas are rare catecholamine producing neuroendocrine tumors.
The incidence of these tumors is estimated to affect 0.8 per 100,000 person-years and is most common in the fourth to fifth decade of life with equal prevalence in men and women.
We describe a case of an 84-year-old male who presented with cycling episodes of severe hypertension and hypotension after an elective cardiac catheterization.
Workup of the labile blood pressure revealed a large suprarenal mass and free serum metanephrines (MN) 104 nmol/L (reference range 0.0-0.49 nmol/L) and normetanephrines (NMN) of 24 nmol/L (reference range 0.0-0.89 nmol/L), confirming the diagnosis of a pheochromocytoma.
The patient’s labile blood pressure was a challenge to manage medically and improved only after aggressive hydration and an alpha-adrenergic antagonist.
Of note, this is the second eldest patient known to be published to date with a pheochromocytoma.
American Psychological Association (APA)
DiMaria, Christina N.& Rasquin, Lorena I.& Hung Pinto, Wikien A.. 2019. The Highs and Lows of an Unknown Pheochromocytoma in an Elderly Patient. Case Reports in Endocrinology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
DiMaria, Christina N.…[et al.]. The Highs and Lows of an Unknown Pheochromocytoma in an Elderly Patient. Case Reports in Endocrinology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
DiMaria, Christina N.& Rasquin, Lorena I.& Hung Pinto, Wikien A.. The Highs and Lows of an Unknown Pheochromocytoma in an Elderly Patient. Case Reports in Endocrinology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135764
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1135764