Cerebral hemorrhage as the initial symptom of delayed diagnosis of childhood pheochromocytoma

Cerebral hemorrhage as the initial symptom of delayed diagnosis of childhood pheochromocytoma

Pheochromocytoma is a rare catecholamine secreting tumor originating from the chromafine cells of the adrenal medulla, so it is an unusual cause of surgical hypertension and is extremely rare in pediatric population. we present a case of 12-year-old girl who had an intracranial hemorrhage as the fir...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of pediatric surgery case reports 2022-05, Vol.80, p.102234, Article 102234
Hauptverfasser: Salloum, Alla, Khoury, Victor, Hemi, Ferhad, Khaddam, Akil, Omran, Ammar
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Pheochromocytoma is a rare catecholamine secreting tumor originating from the chromafine cells of the adrenal medulla, so it is an unusual cause of surgical hypertension and is extremely rare in pediatric population. we present a case of 12-year-old girl who had an intracranial hemorrhage as the first demonstration due to blood hypertension of undiagnosed pheochromocytoma.
ISSN:2213-5766
2213-5766
DOI:10.1016/j.epsc.2022.102234