Benign pheochromocytoma presented 6 years after kidney transplantation

Hypertension is very common in kidney transplant patients; however, severe and resistant cases should raise suspicion of secondary causes. Pheochromocytomas are rare but serious tumors because of their lethal hypertensive and possible malignant nature. The diagnosis is occasionally elusive, but prom...

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Published inIranian journal of kidney diseases Vol. 7; no. 4; p. 323
Main Authors Alawwa, Izzat A, Wahbeh, Ayman
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Iran Iranian Society of Nephrology 01.07.2013
Subjects
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - diagnosis
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - etiology
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - surgery
Adrenalectomy
Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use
Drug Resistance
Female
Humans
Hypertension - drug therapy
Hypertension - etiology
Kidney Failure, Chronic - surgery
Kidney Transplantation - adverse effects
Pheochromocytoma - diagnosis
Pheochromocytoma - etiology
Pheochromocytoma - surgery
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult
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Summary:Hypertension is very common in kidney transplant patients; however, severe and resistant cases should raise suspicion of secondary causes. Pheochromocytomas are rare but serious tumors because of their lethal hypertensive and possible malignant nature. The diagnosis is occasionally elusive, but prompt diagnosis and localization is essential for definitive surgical management. We report a case of a patient with benign pheochromocytoma presenting largely asymptomatically, but with severe resistant hypertension, 6 years after kidney transplantation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of this type of tumor after kidney transplantation.
ISSN:1735-8582
1735-8604