IMR Press / CEOG / Volume 39 / Issue 4 / pii/1630475840783-1991241485

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Case Report
Pheochromocytoma in ectopic pregnancy: A case report
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1 Department of the Gynaecology, The affiliated Shenzhen Nanshan People's Hospital, Guangdong Medical College, Shenzhen (China)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2012, 39(4), 553–555;
Published: 10 December 2012
Abstract

Objective: To study pregnancy characteristics in women with pheochromocytoma and to improve awareness of this comorbidity among obstetricians and gynecologists. Methods: The diagnosis and treatment of a case of ectopic pregnancy with pheochromocytoma is described. Results: The patient was diagnosed with a ruptured left Fallopian tube isthmus due to pregnancy, with comorbid left adrenal pheochromocytoma. Conclusion: Ectopic pregnancy with heavy bleeding and elevated blood pressure is indicative of pheochromocytoma. Measurement of the levels of urinary vanillylmandelic acid and urinary and serum catecholamines, as well as ultrasonography, can help diagnose this comorbidity.
Keywords
Pheochromocytoma
Ectopic pregnancy
Case report
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