Phaeochromocytoma as a cause of pulmonary oedema

Phaeochromocytoma can mimic many serious disease entities. This report describes a 43-year-old man who presented with pulmonary oedema due to a phaeochromocytoma. Predominantly adrenaline-secreting tumours seem to predispose to this complication. Labetalol, a combined alpha- and beta-receptor blocker, should be considered as the initial treatment in these cases and continued during surgery.