Hypertensive Crisis in a Patient With a Functioning Mesenteric Paraganglioma: Dramatic Response to Octreotide Treatment

Hypertensive Crisis in a Patient With a Functioning Mesenteric Paraganglioma: Dramatic Response to Octreotide Treatment

Background/Objective: To report a dramatic and immediate clinical and biochemical response during treatment with octreotide in a patient with a functioning mesenteric paraganglioma (PGL). Case Report: A 44-year-old woman was admitted with a severe hypertensive crisis and a blood pressure reaching 26...

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Main Authors: Omayma T. Elshafie, MBBS, MD, Abir C. Bou Khalil, MD, Maha A. Alshaibi, MD, Boris L. Itkin, MD, MSc, Babikir M. Ismail, MBBS, MD, Nicholas J. Woodhouse, OBE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:AACE Clinical Case Reports
Subjects:
paraganglioma
octreotide
plasma catecholamines
68-Gallium DOTATATE PET/CT
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2376060523001098

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