Clinically silent pheochromocytoma in a female patient with androgenisation
Journal Title: Postępy Nauk Medycznych - Year 2013, Vol 26, Issue 11
Abstract
A 29-year-old female patient was admitted to the Endocrinology Department of CMKP due to androgenisation and hyperanrogeanemia; non-classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) was suspected. The patient was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Low-grade hypertension (maximum 140/100 mmHg) and episodes of tachycardia at rest were observed. Diagnostic ultrasound revealed a tumor of the right adrenal gland, which was confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): a tumor of 22 mm in diameter without infiltration and with small lipid content. Computed tomography (without contrast) showed a tumor of the right adrenal gland, 23 x 21 mm, with a density of 20 HU. The level of metanephrines in a 24-hour urine collection was normal and no abnormal tracer accumulation was shown in an MIBG scan nor somatostatin receptor scintigraphy. Due to the appearance of the tumor on MRI and slight clinical signs: brittle hypertension and episodes of tachycardia, pheochromocytoma was suspected and the patient was premedicated with phenoxybenzamine for laparoscopic adrenalectomy. On histopathological examination pheochromocytoma was confirmed.
Authors and Affiliations
Aleksandra Kruszyńska, Jadwiga Słowińska-Srzednicka, Maciej Otto
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP54608
- DOI -
- Views 130
- Downloads 0
Epidemiologia i diagnostyka mikrobiologiczna inwazyjnej choroby grzybiczej
Inwazyjna choroba grzybicza (ang. invasive fungal disease – IFD) jest zakażeniem narządowym o etiologii grzybiczej rozwijającym się zazwyczaj u pacjentów w stanie immunosupresji. Najczęstszymi postaciami mikrobiologiczny...
Kliniczne zastosowanie mikroperymetrii – wady i zalety tej metody. Doświadczenia własne
Mikroperymetria jest jednym z rodzajów badania pola widzenia, które umożliwia analizowanie czułości siatkówki oraz nakładanie uzyskanych obrazów na kolorowe zdjęcia dna oka. Sprawia to, że metoda ta doskonale sprawdza si...
Interstitial lung disease in the most frequently appearing connective tissue diseases – rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus
Connective tissue diseases are systemic autoimmune disorders that principally affect the joints. Pulmonary complications are common and although they usually occur after the onset of joint symptoms, they can also be init...
Thromboembolic complications (TEC) in patients with acute leukemias and lymphomas – single center experience
<b>Introduction.</b> Thromboembolic complications (TEC) are common abnormalities in cancer patients and they refere expecially to solid tumours. The pathogenesis of thromboembolic disease in n...
Magnesium plasma concentration in haemodialysis patients treated at a single dialysis unit
Introduction. Mineral disorders are common in dialysed people, but serum magnesiumconcentration is only seldom monitored in this group of patients. The negative consequencesof magnesium deficiency are proved, and in dial...