Mahmoud Amir A, Shehada Ahmed, Osama Muhammad, Razzouk Gaby, Khan Mohammad T
Department of Medicine, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, New York.
Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, New York.
Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2022 Aug 10;35(6):843-845. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2022.2108677. eCollection 2022.
Pheochromocytoma is a rare neuroendocrine tumor of the adrenal gland. With its heterogeneous clinical presentation, its diagnosis is frequently elusive. This case focuses on an unusual presentation of pheochromocytoma without the typical picture of hypertension, palpitations, and headaches. A few similar reports suggest a role of interleukin-6 production by the tumor in this presentation, indicating that not all symptoms and signs of the disease are due to catecholamine secretion.
嗜铬细胞瘤是一种罕见的肾上腺神经内分泌肿瘤。因其临床表现具有异质性,其诊断常常难以捉摸。本病例聚焦于嗜铬细胞瘤一种不寻常的表现,没有典型的高血压、心悸和头痛症状。一些类似的报告表明,肿瘤产生的白细胞介素-6在这种表现中起作用,这表明该疾病的并非所有症状和体征都是由儿茶酚胺分泌引起的。