Pheochromocytoma in a 44-Year-Old Female

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GU Chianakwana Egwuonwu OA Nwobi AN Okoli CC Ikeme OC Oguejiofor OC Chiemeka EM Anyiam DC

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GU Chianakwana
Department of Surgery, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi & Faculty of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

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Pheochromocytomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors that arise from the adrenal medulla and rarely from extra-adrenal locations. Although rare, they are potentially lethal tumors [1]. The pathognomonic biochemical features of these tumors are markedly elevated plasma catecholamines and their metabolites. The high plasma catecholamines are the reasons for the hypertension seen in patients with these tumors.

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Case Report

Publication history

Received: Wed 21, Oct 2020
Accepted: Mon 23, Nov 2020
Published: Mon 30, Nov 2020

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© 2023 GU Chianakwana . This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.SCR.2020.11.09