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1 | 2 | NextPheochromocytoma: A Tumor of the Central Adrenal 1 Citation Pheochromocytoma: A Tumor of the Central Adrenal Headaches, Anxiety, Nervousness, and Hypertension. Pheochromocytomas are tumors of the adrenal gland which produce excess adrenaline. Pheochromocytomas arise from the central portion of the adrenal gland which is called the adrenal medulla. The adrenal medulla is responsible for the normal production of adrenaline which our body requires to help maintain blood pressure and to help cope with stressful situations. A tumor which arises f, technorati.com
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1 Citation Urine and plasma tests should be repeated 14-28 days after surgery to check for any remaining disease. Long-term regular follow-up is recommended for all patients after that. Yearly urine or plasma tests for pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma should be performed for life to detect remaining disease or the return of the disease., technorati.com
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Cushing's? Blood pressure issue 1 Citation Dear Dr. Donohue: I am a 42-year-old male who has had high blood pressure for the past two years. I have been on many medicines, but my pressure does not go much lower. I do not smoke or drink. No one else in my family has high blood pressure. I am about 25 pounds overweight. My doctor mentioned that I might have secondary high blood pressure. What is that? -- R.B. Dear R.B.: Ordinary high blood pressure, or hypertension, is essential hypertension -- high blood pressure that comes on its own., technorati.com
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PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA: DIAGNOSIS, LOCALIZATION,& TREATMENT,DOWNLOAD LINK 1 Citation Karel Pacak, Graeme Eisenhofer, Jacques Lenders ?Pheochromocytoma: Diagnosis, Localization, and Treatment? Wiley-Blackwell | 2007-09-04 | ISBN: 1405149507 | 184 pages | PDF | 1,3 MB Pheochromocytomas are thin but unsafe catecholamine-producing tumors, which if uncomprehensible or not right treated, module nearly invariably establish fatal. Prompt identification is, therefore, primary for trenchant treatment, commonly by preoperative resection. The , technorati.com
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1 Citation A phaeochromocytoma (pheochromocytoma in the US) is a neuroendocrine tumor of the medulla of the adrenal glands (originating in the chromaffin cells), or extra-adrenal chromaffin tissue that failed to involute after birth and secretes excessive amounts of catecholamines, usually epinephrine and norepinephrine. Extra-adrenal paragangliomas (often described as extra-adrenal pheochromocytomas) are closely related, though less common, tumors that originate in the ganglia of the sympathetic ne, technorati.com
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1 Citation Posted by: urologysurgery on: September 21, 2008 In: Adrenal Comment! Pheochromocytomas are tumors that arise from chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla. When such tumors arise at an extra-adrenal site, they are called paragangliomas, which can be located from the neck to the base of the pelvis (Fig. 4-1). These tumors have an incidence of one to two per 100,000 adults and represent a curable cause of hypertension in 0.1% to 1% of hypertensive patients.1,2 The malignancy rate is thought to, technorati.com
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Headaches and Phaeochromocytoma 1 Citation After seeing a patient who had a phaeochromocytoma (a tumour of the adrenal glands that produces hormones for our "fight or flight" response) removed surgically 2 days ago, co-incidentally, it precipitated an acute migrainous attack. It reminded me of the classical triad of symptoms that phaeochromocytoma patients have: headache, sweating and tachycardia. The triad that I encounter everyday is: contemptuousness, migraines, and sick leave. Maybe it is a tumour after all!i{content: nor, technorati.com
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Of Spinach and Brain Aneurysms 1 Citation 6/9/08I know, I have broken one of the cardinal rules of blogging, and that is to consistently post entries. My last entry was March 27 but surely that many people aren't interested in my blog?First off, I came up with a fabulous recipe for spinach that I have to share with you. I knew I wanted spinach tonight with dinner and I prefer cooked spinach to just a spinach salad. I don't know what to call this so it's untitled for now. Let me know if you have a good name for it.1 tbsp extra virgi, technorati.com
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1 Citation 2nd case: a 25 year old young woman has recurrent episodes of headache and sweating. Her mother had renal calculi and died after having a neck mass. The physical examination reveals a thyroid nodule but no clinical sign of thyrotoxicosis. Before performing thyroid surgery , the surgeon should order ? measurement of thyroid hormonesserial determinations of serum calcium, phosphorous protein and alkaline phosphatase24 hours urine test for 5 HIAA excretionSerial 24 hours test for ca, technorati.com
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