Pheochromocytoma in ectopic pregnancy: a case report
Le, A.; Shang, L.; Xiao, T.; Zhuo, R.; Wang, Z.
Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology 39(4): 553-555
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0390-6663 PMID: 23444769 Document Number: 656725
To study pregnancy characteristics in women with pheochromocytoma and to improve awareness of this comorbidity among obstetricians and gynecologists. The diagnosis and treatment of a case of ectopic pregnancy with pheochromocytoma is described. The patient was diagnosed with a ruptured left Fallopian tube isthmus due to pregnancy, with comorbid left adrenal pheochromocytoma. Ectopic pregnancy with heavy bleeding and elevated blood pressure is indicative of pheochromocytoma. Measurement of the levels of urinary vanillylmandelic acid and urinary and serum catecholamines, as well as ultrasonography, can help diagnose this comorbidity.