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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 127-130 |
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A rare case of extra - Adrenal pheochromocytoma with coexisting thyrotoxicosis
Lingudu Brahmanandam, Bongi Vivekanand, Ayyagari Mythili, Kandregula Subrahmanyam
Department of Endocrinology, Andhra Medical College, King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Lingudu Brahmanandam
Senior Resident, Department of Endocrinology, Andhra Medical College, King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhrapradesh - 530 002
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0973-0354.138562
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We report a rare case of extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma with coexisting thyrotoxicosis. A 52 year old female presented with hypertension, diabetes, hyperadrenergic symptoms, paroxysmal spells and computed tomography abdomen revealing a left extra adrenal mass. Evaluation showed normal 24 hour urinary epinephrine and metanephrines with an elevation of urinary norepinephrine. Thyroid function tests revealed thyrotoxicosis. The diagnosis of pheochromocytoma is delayed and the case illustrates the similarity of both the disorders. Despite existence of two similar disorders the patient recovered with treatment of both pheochromocytoma and thyrotoxicosis. |
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