Pheochromocytoma and tetralogy of Fallot: Coincidence or a rare association?

Gagan Deep Singh; Subramanian Anuradha; Prayas Sethi; Sumeet Singla; Ravindra Kumar Saran; Richa Dewan

doi:10.1177/0218492314545499

Pheochromocytoma and tetralogy of Fallot: Coincidence or a rare association?

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2016 Jan;24(1):75-7. doi: 10.1177/0218492314545499. Epub 2014 Jul 25.

Authors

Gagan Deep Singh¹, Subramanian Anuradha², Prayas Sethi¹, Sumeet Singla¹, Ravindra Kumar Saran³, Richa Dewan¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College Hospital and Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India.
² Department of Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College Hospital and Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India [email protected].
³ Department of Pathology, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.

PMID: 25063464
DOI: 10.1177/0218492314545499

Abstract

We report the case of a 25-year-old woman with tetralogy of Fallot who presented with chest pain and hypertension, and on further investigation, was diagnosed with a pheochromocytoma in the right adrenal gland. She underwent surgical excision of the tumor. While the simultaneous occurrence of these two diseases is extremely rare, the suspicion of a possible relationship has been raised in the past.

Keywords: Adrenal gland neoplasms; Anoxia; Heart defects; Pheochromocytoma; Tetralogy of Fallot; congenital.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / chemistry
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / complications*
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / diagnosis
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / surgery
Adrenalectomy
Adult
Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis
Biopsy
Chromogranin A / analysis
Female
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Pheochromocytoma / chemistry
Pheochromocytoma / complications*
Pheochromocytoma / diagnosis
Pheochromocytoma / surgery
Tetralogy of Fallot / complications*
Tetralogy of Fallot / diagnosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Biomarkers, Tumor
CHGA protein, human
Chromogranin A