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Brainstem tumour mimicking pheochromocytoma
Fecha
2009Registro en:
JOURNAL OF HUMAN HYPERTENSION, v.23, n.7, p.493-494, 2009
0950-9240
10.1038/jhh.2009.3
Autor
MELO, N. C. V.
CARMO, L. P. F.
RODRIGUES, C. E.
MARQUES, I. D. B.
PRAXEDES, J. N.
Institución
Resumen
The diagnosis of a catecholamine-secreting pheochromocytoma is always suggested by occurrence of severe and symptomatic paroxysmal hypertension. However, in most patients this diagnosis is not confirmed, despite extensive investigation.(1) Traditionally, besides pheochromocytoma, the differential diagnosis in cases of paroxysmal hypertension associated with catecholamine excess should include cocaine use, antiparkinsonian drugs, obstructive sleep apnoea and baroreflex failure.(2) Nonetheless, when the paroxysmal hypertension is associated not only with catecholamine excess, but also with neurologic signs, a very rare differential diagnosis should also be considered: a brainstem tumour mimicking pheochromocytoma.(3-5)