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Type A Aortic Dissection Complicated by Pheochromocytoma
Brianne Runyan1, Courtney R Hanak1, Sagana Mahendiran2
1Department of Surgery, Jewish Hospital, Kenwood, Ohio.
Abstract:
This report presents a case of aortic dissection as the patient's initial presentation of an undiagnosed pheochromocytoma. A 36-year-old man presented with substernal chest pressure and abdominal pain. Computed tomography revealed type A aortic dissection with a 3.6-cm left adrenal mass. Elevated catecholamine levels were diagnostic of pheochromocytoma. Type A aortic dissection caused by uncontrolled hypertension secondary to pheochromocytoma is a rare entity. This can complicate surgical planning. Although this situation is rare, it is important to consider pheochromocytoma in the differential diagnosis of uncontrolled hypertension in the setting of type A aortic dissection.
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