PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA OF THE ADRENAL ASSOCIATED WITH PERSISTENT HYPERTENSION; CASE REPORT

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Case Reports1 July 1944PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA OF THE ADRENAL ASSOCIATED WITH PERSISTENT HYPERTENSION; CASE REPORTGEORGE W. THORN, M.D., F.A.C.P., JOSEPH A. HINDLE, M.D., JOHN A. SANDMEYER, M.D.GEORGE W. THORN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, JOSEPH A. HINDLE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN A. SANDMEYER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-21-1-122 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptFor most patients withpersistent, severe hypertension there is little hope of inducing a complete and uncomplicated cure. The classical syndrome of paroxysmal episodes of severe hypertension associated with pheochromocytoma of the adrenal gland is well known (Howard and Barker1). The fact that pheochromocytoma of the adrenal may at times be associated with a persistent, severe hypertension has been described by Kirshbaum and Balkin.2However, this fact is not generally appreciated. The present case is reported in view of a striking improvement in blood pressure which was associated with the removal of a pheochromocytoma in a patient who had been...Bibliography1. HOWARDBARKER JEWH: Paroxysmal hypertension and other clinical manifestations associated with benign chromaffin cell tumors, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp., 1937, lxi, 371. Google Scholar2. KIRSHBAUMBALKIN JDRB: Adrenalin-producing pheochromocytoma of the adrenal associated with hypertension. Report of three cases, Ann. Surg., 1942, cxvi, 54. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. RICHTERMACINTOSH DFC: Adrenaline ester, Am. Jr. Physiol., 1941, cxxxv, 1. Google Scholar4. THORNDORRANCEDAY GWSSE: Addison's disease: evaluation of synthetic desoxycorticosterone acetate therapy in 158 patients, ANN. INT. MED., 1942, xvi, 1053. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Boston, Massachusetts*Received for publication February 9, 1944.From the Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPHEOCHROMOCYTOMAPhæochromocytomaTumoren des Nebennierenmarks und des sympathischen NervensystemsMalignant Pheochromocytoma: Clinical Course and TreatmentCushing's syndrome with hypertensive crisis and mixed adrenal cortical adenoma-pheochromocytoma (Corticomedullary adenoma)BibliographySurgery of the adrenalsPheochromocytoma in the adult and in the childMalignant Pheochromocytoma with Voluntary Ability to Elevate Blood PressurePresent Status of Diagnosis and Treatment of PheochromocytomaPHEOCHROMOCYTOMA: THE VALUE OF CERTAIN TESTS USED ROUTINELY IN DIAGNOSIS*EDWARD S. ORGAIN, M.D., F.A.C.P.MALIGNANT PHÆOCHROMOCYTOMA WITH FUNCTIONING METASTASESPHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA AND THE OBSTETRICIANPheochromocytomaPHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA OF THE SUPRARENAL GLANDZur Diagnostik des Phaeochromocytom-dauerhochdruckes mit Bemerkungen zur diagnostischen und intraoperativen Verwendung des RegitinsThe use of pharmacological tests in the diagnosis of pheochromocytomaOperative Behandlung der NebennierengeschwülsteTHE RENAL MANIFESTATIONS OF PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA: REPORT OF A CASE*HENRY H. FERTIG, ROBERT D. TAYLOR, F.A.C.P., A. C. CORCORAN, I. H. PAGE, F.A.C.P.PheochromocytomaVASOPRESSOR COMPONENTS OF PHEOCHROMOCYTOMAS*KARL H. BEYER, Ph.D., M.D., F.A.C.P., CHARLES A. ROSS, M.S., VIRGIL D. WIEBELHAUS, Ph.D., WILLIAM S. WALLER, B.S., GRACE S. SCHUCHARDT, B.S.The Use of Dibenamine and Norepinephrine in the Operative Treatment of PheochromocytomaFeocromocitomi E Ipertensione ParossisticaTHE EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF PHEOCHROMOCYTOMAPrüfung der endokrinen FunktionenThe Differential Diagnosis of PheochromocytomaPheochromocytoma with Paroxysmal HypertensionPheochromocytoma with diabetes and hypertensionHypertensive Vascular Disease: Its Clinical Course, Differential Diagnosis, Pathogenesis and TreatmentPheochromocytomaSurgical Aspects of Bilateral Familial PheochromocytomaMechanisms of human hypertensionClinical Problem of Pheochromocytoma 1 July 1944Volume 21, Issue 1Page: 122-130KeywordsAdrenal glandsBlood pressureHospital medicineHypertensionPheochromocytomaSurgery ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1944 PDF downloadLoading ...