Abstract
A pheochromocytoma is an endocrine tumor that can uniquely mimic numerous stress-associated disorders, with variations in clinical manifestations resulting from different patterns of catecholamine secretion and actions of released catecholamines on physiological systems.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
MeSH terms
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Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / physiopathology*
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Endocrine System Diseases / physiopathology*
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Epinephrine / metabolism
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Humans
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Norepinephrine / metabolism
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Pheochromocytoma / physiopathology*
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Receptors, Adrenergic / metabolism
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Stress Disorders, Traumatic / physiopathology*
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Stress, Physiological*
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Stress, Psychological / physiopathology*
Substances
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Receptors, Adrenergic
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Norepinephrine
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Epinephrine