Pheochromocytoma: Secondary Hypertension in Pregnancy

JACC Case Rep. 2024 Jan 12;29(4):102217. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.102217. eCollection 2024 Feb 21.

Abstract

Secondary hypertension can occur from a variety of renal and endocrine disorders. Pheochromocytoma, a rare catecholamine-secreting neuroendocrine tumor, is associated with adverse maternal and fetal outcomes in the absence of a timely diagnosis and a coordinated multidisciplinary approach. Clues to diagnosis include resistant hypertension or an adrenal mass on imaging.

Keywords: hypertensive disorder pregnancy; neuroendocrine tumor; resistant hypertension.

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