Feocromocitoma.

The authors present the case of a 51 year old woman with severe arterial hypertension with parixisms, without medical control. The clinical, laboratory and imagiological investigation showed a pheochromocytoma at the right adrenal gland. The patient was submitted to surgery with success. Specific as...

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Main Authors: J M Castro, J P Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ordem dos Médicos 1994-12-01
Series:Acta Médica Portuguesa
Online Access:https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/3016
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Summary:The authors present the case of a 51 year old woman with severe arterial hypertension with parixisms, without medical control. The clinical, laboratory and imagiological investigation showed a pheochromocytoma at the right adrenal gland. The patient was submitted to surgery with success. Specific aspects of differential diagnosis are discussed and a review of the more relevant features of clinical diagnosis, pre-operative preparation and surgical technique are presented.
ISSN:0870-399X
1646-0758