The 2004 WHO classification of endocrine tumors defines pheochromocytoma as a tumor arising from catecholamine-producing chromaffin cells in the adrenal medulla -- an intra-adrenal paraganglioma.

In view of the array of symptoms, the patient was referred for medical evaluation of a suspected pheochromocytoma, a neuroendocrine tumor of the adrenal gland. He underwent 24-hour blood pressure ...

The patient had undergone surgery for a retroperitoneal tumor at the age of 31 years, when histological examination revealed an extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma. The patient's 68-year-old mother had ...

Fortunately, most incidental adrenal nodules do not cause health problems. However, the adrenal nodule requires evaluation for possible excess hormone production or suspicion of cancer. A ...

A pheochromocytoma is a paraganglioma that arises in adrenal gland tissue, which results in the overproduction of adrenal hormones (epinephrine and norepinephrine). People with familial paranganglioma ...

Low-osmolar, contrast-enhanced CT can be safely used in patients with pheochromocytoma. “This tool will enhance physicians' abilities to diagnose and treat patients with pheochromocytoma ...