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SANTOS MONZóN, Yamir; PLAIN POZOS, Claribel  y  PEREZ DE ALEJO ALEMAN, Anel. Pheochromocytoma. A Case Report. Medisur [online]. 2014, vol.12, n.4, pp. 680-682. ISSN 1727-897X.

Pheochromocytomas are relatively rare tumors. Hypertension is a major cause of this condition. It is correctable if the tumor is properly diagnosed and treated, otherwise it can lead to death. The case of a 36-year-old mixed-race male patient who attended the emergency service of the Mártires del 9 de Abril Hospital in Sagüa la Grande is presented. He was quickly transferred to the Intensive Care Unit because of hemodynamic instability, but died after developing respiratory distress a few hours later. Autopsy findings showed: noncardiogenic pulmonary edema and pheochromocytoma on the left adrenal gland. Most pheochromocytomas are not clinically suspected, not even in cases of fatal outcome, being discovered at autopsy. This case is presented given the importance of considering the possible existence of these endocrine tumors in young patients with hypertension alternating with severe hypotension.

Palabras clave : pheocromocytoma; case reports.

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