Pheochromocytoma

Word PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA
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Definitions and meanings of "Pheochromocytoma"

What do we mean by pheochromocytoma?

A usually benign tumor of the adrenal medulla or the sympathetic nervous system in which the affected cells secrete increased amounts of epinephrine or norepinephrine. noun

A neuroendocrine tumour of the medulla of the adrenal glands noun

A vascular tumor of the adrenal gland; hypersecretion of epinephrine results in intermittent or sustained hypertension noun

A neuroendocrine tumour of the medulla of the adrenal glands

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The word "pheochromocytoma" in example sentences

The doctor told my brother and me he had to remove the whole adrenal gland in addition to the tumor -- a pheochromocytoma, which is fairly rare. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Other tests showed similar results, the researchers said, notably in 14 patients with pheochromocytoma, a rare tumor of the adrenal glands, and paraganglioma, another rare tumor. ❋ Meghan Neal (2011)

Patients with MEN2 who have no symptoms should be screened annually for the presence of a pheochromocytoma. ❋ Unknown (2009)

MEN 2A and MEN 2B are also associated with a riskof developing pheochromocytoma. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It was three years ago this week that I was diagnosed with a pheochromocytoma, a nasty little tumor "which arises from the adrenal medulla and overproduces adrenaline" it can "be a deadly tumor because of the severe elevation in blood pressure it causes," according to Endrocrine. com. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Patients with pheochromocytoma who require surgery should undergo evaluation by an anesthesiologist and may require treatment with special medications to prevent the onset of malignant hypertension. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This screening can be done through the use of specific blood tests which assess for elevations in the levels of catecholamines, chemicals released by pheochromocytoma tumor cells. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It is important to distinguish whether a patient with MEN2 has a pheochromocytoma because patients with undiagnosed tumors can develop malignant hypertension (a severe elevation of the blood pressure) following treatment with general anesthesia. ❋ Unknown (2009)

FMTC is diagnosed in families with four or more cases of MTC in the absence of pheochromocytoma or parathyroid adenoma or hyperplasia, and is considered a variant of MEN2A. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Children and adults with MEN2 need to be screened for the presence of a possible pheochromocytoma prior to undergoing any surgeries. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B (MEN2B) is characterized by an increased risk for medullary cancer of the thyroid (MTC), pheochromocytoma, mucosal neuromas (benign growths) of the lips and tongue, and distinctive physical characteristics, such as enlarged lips and slender body type. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Bob had learned that another Harvard researcher, Shields Warren, had generated an adrenal tumor (pheochromocytoma) in rats that only made norepinephrine. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Any abnormal examination findings or test results should be followed by specific radiology evaluations such as MRI to look for the presence of a pheochromocytoma tumor. ❋ Unknown (2009)

MEN2A is diagnosed clinically by the occurrence of two or more endocrine cancers (specifically medullary cancer of the thyroid, pheochromocytoma, and parathyroid adenoma/hyperplasia) in a person or in close relatives (such as a parent or sibling). ❋ Unknown (2009)

It is important to note that these symptoms are not definite signs of MTC, pheochromocytoma or hyperparathyroidism. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Familial medullary thyroid cancer (FMTC) is associated with an increased riskof developing medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) in early or middle adulthood, but it is not associated with the development of pheochromocytoma or parathyroid disease. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Szasz knows many well-defined bodily illnesses have psychiatric effects (depression with hypothyroidism, anxiety with pheochromocytoma, psychosis with COPD and hyperventilation, etc.) ❋ Unknown (2009)

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