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Descriptor English: Pheochromocytoma
Descriptor Spanish: Feocromocitoma
Descriptor feocromocitoma
Entry term(s) feocromocitoma extrasuprarrenal
Scope note: Tumor vascular, generalmente benigno, bien encapsulado, lobulado, del tejido cromafín de la MÉDULA SUPRARRENAL o los ganglios simpáticos. El síntoma fundamental, que refleja el aumento de la secreción de ADRENALINA y NORADRENALINA, es la HIPERTENSIÓN que puede ser persistente o intermitente. En el curso de las crisis graves se puede producir CEFALEA, SUDACIÓN, palpitaciones, aprensión, TEMBLOR, PALIDEZ o RUBOR de la cara, NÁUSEAS y VÓMITOS, dolor en el TÓRAX y el ABDOMEN, y parestesias en las extremidades. Los casos de malignidad son escasos, del 5 por ciento, pero no está clara la distinción anatomopatológica entre los tumores benignos y los malignos. (Dorland, 27th ed; DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, p1298)
Descriptor Portuguese: Feocromocitoma
Descriptor French: Phéochromocytome
Entry term(s): Chromaffinome
Phéochromocytome extra-surrénalien
Phéochromocytome extrasurrénalien
Tree number(s): C04.557.465.625.650.700.725
C04.557.580.625.650.700.725
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010673
Scope note: A usually benign, well-encapsulated, lobular, vascular tumor of chromaffin tissue of the ADRENAL MEDULLA or sympathetic paraganglia. The cardinal symptom, reflecting the increased secretion of EPINEPHRINE and NOREPINEPHRINE, is HYPERTENSION, which may be persistent or intermittent. During severe attacks, there may be HEADACHE; SWEATING, palpitation, apprehension, TREMOR; PALLOR or FLUSHING of the face, NAUSEA and VOMITING, pain in the CHEST and ABDOMEN, and paresthesias of the extremities. The incidence of malignancy is as low as 5% but the pathologic distinction between benign and malignant pheochromocytomas is not clear. (Dorland, 27th ed; DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, p1298)
Annotation: benign or malignant; coord IM with usually ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL sang
BS vascularisation
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CH composition chimique
CI induit chimiquement
CL classification
CN congénital
CO complications
DG imagerie diagnostique
DH diétothérapie
DI diagnostic
DT traitement médicamenteux
EC économie
EH ethnologie
EM embryologie
EN enzymologie
EP épidémiologie
ET étiologie
GE génétique
HI histoire
IM immunologie
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
MO mortalité
NU soins infirmiers
PA anatomopathologie
PC prévention et contrôle
PP physiopathologie
PS parasitologie
PX psychologie
RH rééducation et réadaptation
RT radiothérapie
SC secondaire
SU chirurgie
TH thérapie
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
VE médecine vétérinaire
VI virologie
Related: Néoplasie endocrinienne multiple de type 2a MeSH
Néoplasie endocrinienne multiple de type 2b MeSH
DeCS ID: 10868
Unique ID: D010673
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Phéochromocytome - Preferred
Concept UI M0016586
Preferred term Phéochromocytome
Entry term(s) Chromaffinome
Phéochromocytome extrasurrénalien - Narrower
Concept UI M0444542
Preferred term Phéochromocytome extrasurrénalien
Entry term(s) Phéochromocytome extra-surrénalien



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