A young Ethiopian woman with repeated stillbirths and extra-adrenal phaeochromocytomas
Bahta, Y.; Mengesha, B.; Johnson, O.
Ethiopian Medical Journal 25(3): 141-145
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0014-1755 PMID: 3609008 Document Number: 304590
A case is presented of a 21-year-old Ethiopian woman with severe paroxysmal hypertension and repeated stillbirths, who was found to have phaeochromocytoma of the organ of Zuckerkandl and a malignant intrathoracic phaeochromatocytoma. The difficulties in diagnosing phaeochromocytoma and the often catastrophic association of the tumour and pregnancy are discussed. The need for a high index of suspicion for early detection of the tumour is emphasised.