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pheochromocytoma [1 record]

Record 1 2004-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cancers and Oncology
  • Nervous System
DEF

A usually benign, well-encapsulated, lobular, vascular tumor of chromaffin tissue of the adrenal medulla or sympathetic paraganglia.

OBS

The cardinal symptom, reflecting the increased secretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine, is hypertension, which may be persistent or intermittent. During severe attacks, there may be headache, sweating, palpitation, apprehension, tremor, pallor or flushing of the face, nausea and vomiting, pain in the chest and abdomen, and paresthesias of the extremities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cancers et oncologie
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Tumeur bénigne ou maligne, développée à partir de la médullosurrénale ou des paraganglions établis le long de la chaîne sympathique, dont les cellules sécrètent de façon paroxystique ou continue des quantités excessives de catécholamines.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
  • Sistema nervioso
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