Anesthetic Management of a Child with Neuroblastoma with Hypertension: A case report.
10.4097/kjae.2001.41.4.507
- Author:
Ho Geol RYU
1
;
Nam Hoon GU
;
Hee Soo KIM
;
Chong Sung KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
hypertension;
neuroblastoma
- MeSH:
Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists;
Adrenergic beta-Antagonists;
Anesthesia;
Child*;
Humans;
Hypertension*;
Infant;
Male;
Neuroblastoma*;
Pheochromocytoma;
Vital Signs
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2001;41(4):507-509
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Hypertension is a rare but well-documented manifestation of neuroblastoma. This is a case in which a hypertensive 8 month-old male with a large left adrenal mass was diagnosed as pheochromocytoma and prepared for surgery with alpha adrenergic blockers and beta adrenergic blockers. Vital signs prior to induction of anesthesia and during surgery also mimicked pheochromocytoma but pathologic examinations revealed neuroblastoma. Laboratory findings also supported pheochromocytoma taking into account the fact that hypertension is rare in neuroblastomas.
