Paroxysmal Headache as First Finding of Pheochromocytoma, A Case Report
Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor that develops from the chromaffin cells of the sympathetic nervous system. Although hypertension is the most common manifestation of pheochromocytoma, it is less common in children than in adults. This condition may be overlooked like in our patient who had an undiag...
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| author | Uğur Seyhan Betül Pehlivan Zorlu Özlem Dur Büşra Koç Aslı Kantar Mehmet Coskun Fatma Devrim Nida Dinçel |
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| description | Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor that develops from the chromaffin cells of the sympathetic nervous system. Although hypertension is the most common manifestation of pheochromocytoma, it is less common in children than in adults. This condition may be overlooked like in our patient who had an undiagnosed headache for several years. Our patient was admitted to our emergency department due to the increase in headache, which lasted for about 6 years, and a neurological evaluation was performed. Due to the high blood pressure in her follow-up, she was examined further. Abdominal USG revealed a 36x26x27 mm solid lesion in the right adrenal gland with a mild hyperechogenic appearance with a cystic component. With supporting findings in magnetic resonance imaging and high catecholamine levels in blood, she was diagnosed with pheochromocytoma. Our aim in sharing this case is to emphasize the importance of measuring blood pressure in patients accurately and at each examination, evaluating them with percentile charts, and monitoring them closely. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c2303f4f336f4721a92ad54dd86fea442023-03-24T19:43:22ZengRabia YılmazJournal of Contemporary Medicine2667-71802021-03-0111224424710.16899/jcm.8387121809Paroxysmal Headache as First Finding of Pheochromocytoma, A Case ReportUğur Seyhan0Betül Pehlivan Zorlu1Özlem Dur2Büşra Koç3Aslı Kantar4Mehmet Coskun5Fatma Devrim6Nida Dinçel7Sancaktepe Şehit Prof .Dr. İlhan Varank Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi, Istanbul, TürkiyeSAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İZMİR DR. BEHÇET UZ ÇOCUK HASTALIKLARI VE CERRAHİSİ SAĞLIK UYGULAMA VE ARAŞTIRMA MERKEZİSAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İZMİR DR. BEHÇET UZ ÇOCUK HASTALIKLARI VE CERRAHİSİ SAĞLIK UYGULAMA VE ARAŞTIRMA MERKEZİ, CERRAHİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜSAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İZMİR DR. BEHÇET UZ ÇOCUK HASTALIKLARI VE CERRAHİSİ SAĞLIK UYGULAMA VE ARAŞTIRMA MERKEZİSAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İZMİR DR. BEHÇET UZ ÇOCUK HASTALIKLARI VE CERRAHİSİ SAĞLIK UYGULAMA VE ARAŞTIRMA MERKEZİSAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İZMİR DR. BEHÇET UZ ÇOCUK HASTALIKLARI VE CERRAHİSİ SAĞLIK UYGULAMA VE ARAŞTIRMA MERKEZİSAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İZMİR DR. BEHÇET UZ ÇOCUK HASTALIKLARI VE CERRAHİSİ SAĞLIK UYGULAMA VE ARAŞTIRMA MERKEZİSAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İZMİR DR. BEHÇET UZ ÇOCUK HASTALIKLARI VE CERRAHİSİ SAĞLIK UYGULAMA VE ARAŞTIRMA MERKEZİPheochromocytoma is a rare tumor that develops from the chromaffin cells of the sympathetic nervous system. Although hypertension is the most common manifestation of pheochromocytoma, it is less common in children than in adults. This condition may be overlooked like in our patient who had an undiagnosed headache for several years. Our patient was admitted to our emergency department due to the increase in headache, which lasted for about 6 years, and a neurological evaluation was performed. Due to the high blood pressure in her follow-up, she was examined further. Abdominal USG revealed a 36x26x27 mm solid lesion in the right adrenal gland with a mild hyperechogenic appearance with a cystic component. With supporting findings in magnetic resonance imaging and high catecholamine levels in blood, she was diagnosed with pheochromocytoma. Our aim in sharing this case is to emphasize the importance of measuring blood pressure in patients accurately and at each examination, evaluating them with percentile charts, and monitoring them closely.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1441256pheochromocytomachildrenheadachehypertensionfeokromasitomaçocukbaş ağrısıhipertansiyon |
| spellingShingle | Uğur Seyhan Betül Pehlivan Zorlu Özlem Dur Büşra Koç Aslı Kantar Mehmet Coskun Fatma Devrim Nida Dinçel Paroxysmal Headache as First Finding of Pheochromocytoma, A Case Report Journal of Contemporary Medicine pheochromocytoma children headache hypertension feokromasitoma çocuk baş ağrısı hipertansiyon |
| title | Paroxysmal Headache as First Finding of Pheochromocytoma, A Case Report |
| title_full | Paroxysmal Headache as First Finding of Pheochromocytoma, A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Paroxysmal Headache as First Finding of Pheochromocytoma, A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Paroxysmal Headache as First Finding of Pheochromocytoma, A Case Report |
| title_short | Paroxysmal Headache as First Finding of Pheochromocytoma, A Case Report |
| title_sort | paroxysmal headache as first finding of pheochromocytoma a case report |
| topic | pheochromocytoma children headache hypertension feokromasitoma çocuk baş ağrısı hipertansiyon |
| url | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1441256 |
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