Abstract

Pheochromocytoma is a rare endocrine tumor (incidence 0.1–2%), developed at the expense of chromaffin cells in the adrenal medulla (localization in 85%), secreting catecholamines responsible for paroxysmal or more often permanent arterial hypertension, tachycardia, headache, anxiety. It is a rare cause of high blood pressure (hypertension) in children, which has some peculiarities compared to adults. We report in our work an observation of pheochromocytoma operated in the department of digestive and endocrine surgery at the University Hospital of Fez.

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