ALLMedicine™ Pheochromocytoma Center

Sep 19th, 2021 - Pheochromocytomas and Paragangliomas (PPGL) result in chronic catecholamine excess and serious health complications. A recent study obtained a metabolic signature in plasma from PPGL patients; however, its targeted nature may have generated an inc...

Sep 14th, 2021 - Large adrenal pheochromocytomas encasing the renal artery are a rare entity. The management of such challenging cases is surgical resection. The involvement of renal tissue and renal artery may necessitate meticulous dissection and concomitant nep...

Sep 11th, 2021 - We report the case of a 75-year-old woman with liver metastasis as a recurrence of a pheochromocytoma resected 10 years ago, with a rare germline mutation in transmembrane protein 127, falsely negative on 18F-FDOPA and 18F-FDG PET/CT scans but str...

Sep 7th, 2021 - Measurements of plasma free metanephrines (MNs), including MN and normetanephrine, provide high sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PPGL). 3-Methoxytyramine (3-MT) and chromogranin A (CgA) may allow...

Sep 4th, 2021 - Whereas benign pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas are often successfully cured by surgical resection, treatment of metastatic disease can be challenging in terms of both disease control and symptom control. Fortunately, several options are avail...

Jul 15th, 2018 - This practice resource is designed primarily as an educational resource for medical geneticists and other clinicians to help them provide quality medical services. Adherence to this practice resource is completely voluntary and does not necessaril...

Jul 29th, 2010 - Pheochromocytomas, intra-adrenal paraganglioma, and extra-adrenal sympathetic and parasympathetic paragangliomas are neuroendocrine tumors derived from adrenal chromaffin cells or similar cells in extra-adrenal sympathetic and parasympathetic para...

Jun 24th, 2020 - The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new formulation of metoclopramide for relief of symptoms of diabetic gastroparesis in adults. The product, called Gimoti (Evoke Pharma) delivers metoclopramide through nasal administration, offering ...

Jan 15th, 2020 - Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? Your Peers Chose: Bruton agammaglobulinemia 0% Thymoma 0% Pheochromocytoma 0% Teratoma 0% Discussion The patient in this case was eventually diagnosed with thymoma. Symptoms from a thymoma or th...

Dec 11th, 2019 - The adrenal glands are a pair of triangular glands, each about 2 inches long and 1 inch wide, that sit on top of the kidneys. They are responsible for the release of hormones that regulate metabolism, immune system function, and the salt-water bal...

Dec 11th, 2019 - The adrenal glands are a pair of triangular glands, each about 2 inches long and 1 inch wide, that sit on top of the kidneys. They are responsible for the release of hormones that regulate metabolism, immune system function, and the salt-water bal...

Aug 9th, 2019 - Answer: E. Pheochromocytoma This man most likely has a pheochromocytoma, a rare tumor derived from the adrenal medulla that secretes the hormones of that organ: norepinephrine, epinephrine, and dopamine. Pheochromocytoma is characterized by paroxy...