Pheochromocytoma during pregnancy: Case report

Pheochromocytoma during pregnancy is rare. Only a few hundred cases have been published in the literature. We report patients with pheochromocytoma diagnosed at antepartum period. Manifestation include hypertension with various clinical presentation, possibly resembling those of pregnancy-induced hy...

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Main Authors: Apichart Chittacharoen, Winit Phuapradit
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spelling th-mahidol.181772018-07-04T14:51:52Z Pheochromocytoma during pregnancy: Case report Apichart Chittacharoen Winit Phuapradit Mahidol University Medicine Pheochromocytoma during pregnancy is rare. Only a few hundred cases have been published in the literature. We report patients with pheochromocytoma diagnosed at antepartum period. Manifestation include hypertension with various clinical presentation, possibly resembling those of pregnancy-induced hypertension. Confirmation necessitates special biochemical examination and the use of different radiological imaging tool. Treatment combines medical procedures with surgical exploration, mandating a team approach of diverse medical expertise. In the first and second trimesters, tumor resection has a good fetal outcome; in later pregnancy, delivery by elective cesarean section followed by tumor resection is recommended. The overall prognosis is mainly affected early diagnosis and multidisciplinarian management. 2018-07-04T07:51:52Z 2018-07-04T07:51:52Z 1997-01-01 Article Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research. Vol.23, No.2 (1997), 209-212 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1997.tb00833.x 13418076 2-s2.0-0030908233 https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/18177 Mahidol University SCOPUS https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=0030908233&origin=inward
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Apichart Chittacharoen
Winit Phuapradit
Pheochromocytoma during pregnancy: Case report
description Pheochromocytoma during pregnancy is rare. Only a few hundred cases have been published in the literature. We report patients with pheochromocytoma diagnosed at antepartum period. Manifestation include hypertension with various clinical presentation, possibly resembling those of pregnancy-induced hypertension. Confirmation necessitates special biochemical examination and the use of different radiological imaging tool. Treatment combines medical procedures with surgical exploration, mandating a team approach of diverse medical expertise. In the first and second trimesters, tumor resection has a good fetal outcome; in later pregnancy, delivery by elective cesarean section followed by tumor resection is recommended. The overall prognosis is mainly affected early diagnosis and multidisciplinarian management.
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Apichart Chittacharoen
Winit Phuapradit
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author Apichart Chittacharoen
Winit Phuapradit
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title Pheochromocytoma during pregnancy: Case report
title_short Pheochromocytoma during pregnancy: Case report
title_full Pheochromocytoma during pregnancy: Case report
title_fullStr Pheochromocytoma during pregnancy: Case report
title_full_unstemmed Pheochromocytoma during pregnancy: Case report
title_sort pheochromocytoma during pregnancy: case report
publishDate 2018
url https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/18177
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