Manning L V, Barratt S
Br J Clin Pract. 1989 Apr;43(4):163-4.
Phaeochromocytomas are rare catecholamine-producing tumours arising from the cells of the sympathetic nervous system. They account for less than one per cent of hypertension. Undiagnosed sufferers are usually hypertensive and experience episodes of hypertensive crisis. Patients presenting with hypertensive attacks only at intervals and who are at other times normotensive account for only one to five per cent of cases. These subjects have been found to predominantly secrete adrenaline from their tumours. We report here such a case in a 43-year-old man who initially presented to the Coronary Care Unit.
嗜铬细胞瘤是起源于交感神经系统细胞的罕见的儿茶酚胺分泌肿瘤。它们在高血压患者中所占比例不到1%。未被诊断出的患者通常患有高血压，并经历高血压危象发作。仅间歇性出现高血压发作且在其他时间血压正常的患者仅占病例的1%至5%。已发现这些患者的肿瘤主要分泌肾上腺素。我们在此报告一名43岁男性的此类病例，该患者最初入住冠心病监护病房。
