Pheochromocytoma with Hypertensive Crisis Caused by Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Tissue Sampling
10.15279/kpba.2019.24.3.127
- Author:
Hyo Hoon KIM
1
;
Chang Min CHO
;
Seong Jae YEO
;
Hyung Jun KWON
;
Seung Hyun CHO
;
An Na SEO
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea. cmcho@knu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pheochromocytoma;
Hypertension;
Fine needle biopsy;
Endosonography
- MeSH:
Adrenal Glands;
Biopsy, Fine-Needle;
Endosonography;
Hypertension;
Pheochromocytoma
- From:Korean Journal of Pancreas and Biliary Tract
2019;24(3):127-132
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Although pheochromocytoma usually presents as a solid tumor, it can also present as a cystic lesion in the adrenal glands. Cystic lesions in the adrenal glands, along with hypertension, need attention to exclude pheochromocytoma. If ignored, they may lead to a hypertensive crisis with multi-organ failure. Proper preoperative preparation is important to prevent a hypertensive crisis during and after surgery. We report a case of pheochromocytoma with cystic degeneration that presented as a hypertensive crisis caused by endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue sampling.
