[Perioperative treatment of a patient with ectopic ACTH-producing pheochromocytoma]

Masui. 2007 Apr;56(4):442-5.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

This report deals with perioperative treatment for a very rare disease called ectopic ACTH-producing pheochromocytoma in a 55-year-old woman. She showed high norepinephrine, cortisol, and ACTH levels, and diagnosed as ectopic ACTH-producing pheochromocytoma, by MIBG scintigraphy. An alpha-blocker and fluid loading for pheochromocytoma, and an adrenal cortex hormone synthesis inhibitor for Cushing's syndrome, were given simultaneously as a preoperative treatment. Propofol with nitrous oxide-oxygen-sevoflurane and epidural anesthesia were used for excision of the tumor, and the procedure was performed without any marked changes in hemodynamics. Although ectopic ACTH-producing pheochromocytoma is a very rare disease, it can be managed safely by appropriate preoperative treatment for pheochromocytoma and Cushing's syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / administration & dosage*
  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / biosynthesis*
  • Anesthesia, Epidural
  • Anesthesia, Inhalation
  • Doxazosin / administration & dosage*
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / administration & dosage*
  • Female
  • Fluid Therapy
  • Humans
  • Metyrapone / administration & dosage*
  • Middle Aged
  • Perioperative Care*
  • Pheochromocytoma / metabolism
  • Pheochromocytoma / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
  • Doxazosin
  • Metyrapone