Date of Presentation
5-3-2018 8:00 AM
College
School of Osteopathic Medicine
Poster Abstract
Pheochromocytoma is a rare but life threatening adrenal secreting tumor. The infrequency with which it is encountered makes pheochromocytoma, especially in pregnancy, a formidable diagnostic challenge.
Although a pheochromocytoma is rare, it is good to keep it in differential diagnosis as a possible cause of labile BP with headaches and significant orthostatic BP. It is critical to recognize this condition to institute an appropriate therapy & surgical intervention to prevent mortality.
Keywords
pheochromocytoma, pregnancy complications, neoplasms, paraganglioma
Disciplines
Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications | Medicine and Health Sciences | Neoplasms | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Oncology | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
Document Type
Poster
Included in
Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Commons, Neoplasms Commons, Obstetrics and Gynecology Commons, Oncology Commons, Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Commons
A Rare but Life Threatening Case of Labile Blood Pressures in Pregnancy
Pheochromocytoma is a rare but life threatening adrenal secreting tumor. The infrequency with which it is encountered makes pheochromocytoma, especially in pregnancy, a formidable diagnostic challenge.
Although a pheochromocytoma is rare, it is good to keep it in differential diagnosis as a possible cause of labile BP with headaches and significant orthostatic BP. It is critical to recognize this condition to institute an appropriate therapy & surgical intervention to prevent mortality.