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Pheochromocytoma with negative urinalysis in pregnancy
I Kuvacić1, D Kalafatić, S Skrablin
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zagreb University School of Medicine, Petrova 13, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia. ivan.kuvacic@zg.tel.hr
Abstract:
We present a rare case of adrenal pheochromocytoma in pregnancy, with serial 24-h urine specimen collections showing normal concentrations of catecholamine metabolites. The diagnosis was based on clinical presentation, abdominal ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging, and was confirmed on post-operative pathohistological examination. Clinical suspicion of pheochromocytoma in pregnancy should be sufficient to implement adequate therapeutic measures, regardless of urine catecholamine concentrations.
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