Pheochromocytoma and Pregnancy: a Case Report

Abstract

Pheochromocytoma is the tumor of neural crest cells of adrenal gland secreting catecholamines. We report a case of a patient diagnosed with pheochromocytoma during her 2nd pregnancy at 17 week period of gestation. An obstetrical ultrasound scan confirmed fetal viability. The outcome was favorable after surgical resection. Pheochromocytoma diagnosed during pregnancy is rare. If undiagnosed, the maternofetal mortality is high. The diagnosis should be considered if there are evocative clinical signs or resistant gestational hypertension. The specific treatment is surgical resection.