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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
; 22(8): 536-8, 2012 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22868025
ABSTRACT
Pheochromocytomas are rare neuroendocrine tumours of chromaffin tissues. They are catecholamine secreting tumours which cause severe hypertension and other systemic disturbances. Of all the causes of childhood hypertension, pheochromocytoma constitutes less than 1%. We report the case of a 12 years old child who presented with hypertensive encephalopathy, confirmed histologically to be secondary to pheochromocytoma, and cured with meticulous critical care and surgical resection.