Bourvis N, Fartoukh M, Christin-Maitre S, François T, Parrot A, Mayaud C
Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Tenon, 4, rue de la Chine, 75970 Paris Cedex 20.
Rev Pneumol Clin. 2006 Feb;62(1):43-8. doi: 10.1016/s0761-8417(06)75413-x.
We report a case of pheochromocytoma revealed by alveolar hemorrhage in a 51-year-old woman. Pheochromocytomas are rare tumors deriving from the chromaffin tissue, and which clinical manifestations are highly variable, mostly unspecific, and very rarely concern the lung. Therefore, the diagnosis is often missed or delayed. However, without correct diagnosis and subsequently adapted treatment, the disease may be fatal. Thus, clinicians should be aware of the possible diagnosis of pheochromocytoma in patients presenting hemoptysis of an unknown origin.
我们报告一例51岁女性因肺泡出血而发现的嗜铬细胞瘤病例。嗜铬细胞瘤是源自嗜铬组织的罕见肿瘤，其临床表现高度多变，大多不具特异性，很少累及肺部。因此，诊断常常被漏诊或延误。然而，若未得到正确诊断及随后的适当治疗，该疾病可能会致命。因此，临床医生应意识到对于不明原因咯血患者可能存在嗜铬细胞瘤的诊断。
