A Patient with Partial 17 α-Hydroxylase Deficiency Initially Diagnosed with Asherman Syndrome and Pheochromocytoma
This study present a case of a 49-year-old woman who suffered from resistant hypertension, hypokalemia, hypomenorrhea, and infertility. She was hospitalized 6 years earlier for hypomenorrhea and abdominal pain at the Xiamen Maternity and Child Health Hospital, where she was diagnosed with Asherman syndrome. During hospitalization, a computed tomography examination revealed an adrenal mass. She was referred to Xiamen University Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital for pheochromocytoma and underwent surgical resection of the left adrenal gland. The adrenal cortex adenoma was confirmed by pathological biopsy. Six years later, the pa...
Source: International Heart Journal - December 26, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Hongxiao Yu Xiping Liu Zhihua Nie Yanhua Xia Source Type: research
Malignant Pheochromocytoma With Intravascular Extension to the Heart
Conclusion: Although rare, malignant pheochromocytomas may present with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. While metastasis to the liver is a typical manifestation of malignant pheochromocytomas, invasion of the inferior vena cava with infiltration to the right ventricle resulting in tricuspid valve malfunction is a rare finding.PMID:38143552 | PMC:PMC10741814 | DOI:10.31486/toj.23.0049 (Source: Ochsner Journal)
Source: Ochsner Journal - December 25, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Salar Haider Muhammad Ahmad Khan Asif Islam Rida E Fatima Mirza Saman Aslam Source Type: research
