Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor that usually starts in the cells of one of your adrenal glands. Although they are usually benign, pheochromocytomas often cause the adrenal gland to make too many hormones. This can lead to high blood pressure and cause symptoms such as :
- Headaches
- Sweating
- Pounding of the heart
- Being shaky
- Being extremely pale
Sometimes pheochromocytoma is part of another condition called multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome (MEN). People with MEN often have other cancers and other problems involving hormones.
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- Pheochromocytoma (National Library of Medicine)Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor that usually starts in the cells of one of your adrenal glands. Although they are usually benign, pheochromocytomas often cause the adrenal gland to make too ...
- Hereditary paraganglioma-pheochromocytoma is an inherited condition characterized by the growth of tumors in structures called paraganglia. Paraganglia are groups of ...
- ... is most often with a tumor called a pheochromocytoma . Involvement of the thyroid gland is most often ... to those of: Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid Pheochromocytoma Parathyroid adenoma Parathyroid hyperplasia
- Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor of adrenal gland tissue. It results in the release of too much ... Pheochromocytoma may occur as a single tumor or as more than one growth. It usually develops in ...
- Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma treatment is usually surgery and drug therapy. Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, ablation, and embolization ...
- Pheochromocytoma/Start Here ... Pheochromocytoma ... National Cancer Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma treatment ...
- Tumors and Pregnancy/Specifics ... Tumors and Pregnancy ... National Cancer Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma treatment ...
- Pheochromocytoma/Diagnosis and Tests ... Pheochromocytoma ... National Cancer Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma ...
- Pheochromocytoma/Children ... Pheochromocytoma ... National Cancer Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Childhood pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma treatment ...
- ... A scanner finds or confirms the presence of pheochromocytoma and neuroblastoma . These are types of tumors that ... This test is done to help diagnose pheochromocytoma. It is done when an ... MRI scan does not give a definite answer. It is also used ...
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