Diagnosis and treatment of pheochromocytoma in pregnancy:a case report / 北京大学学报(医学版)

ABSTRACT

SUMMARY Pheochromocytomaisrareinpregn’ancy.Clinicalfeaturesofacaseofpheochromocytoma during pregnancy in the Peking University People’s Hospital was investigated and the literature reviewed to discuss the diagnosis and treatment of this disease.The patient manifested with hypertension and pro-teinuria,who was easily misdiagnosed with gestational hypertension disease.When she was transferred to our hospital,the symptoms such as,paroxysmal palpitation,dizziness,vomiting were noticed,and the possibility of pheochromocytoma was considered due to the accompanying abdominal mass.An emergent cesarean section was performed successfully due to preterm labor during the treatment of the disease.Af-ter the delivery the drug preparation continued.And the laparoscopic resection of pheochromocytoma pro-ceeded when the blood pressure was steady.The patient recovered fully after the surgery.The final diag-nosis of pheochromocytoma was confirmed with the pathology.Its diagnosis and treatment experiences could improve our understanding and treatment of secondary hypertension due to pheochromocytoma in pregnancy.