Commentary

[摘要] The morbidity and mortality of pheochromocytomas are mainly due to hypersecretion of catecholamines, which results in various hypertensive crises. These tumors may be identified by symptomatology or incidentally on radiographs ordered for unrelated indications. Pheochromocytoma is further confirmed by biochemical abnormalities and is then cured by surgical resection. The current case illustrates that there are a few patients with nonfunctional adrenal tumors (clinically considered pheochromocytomas and resected by surgery) …

[学科分类] 过敏症与临床免疫学