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Case Reports
. 2008 Oct;15(10):1531-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2008.07.013. Epub 2008 Sep 19.

[Pheochromocytoma revealed by stroke in a child]

[Article in French]
A F Rakototiana  1 , A C Ramorasata, H N Rakoto-Ratsimba, F A Hunald, T Rajaobelison, H Y H Rantomalala
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Case Reports

[Pheochromocytoma revealed by stroke in a child]

[Article in French]
A F Rakototiana et al. Arch Pediatr. 2008 Oct.

Abstract

Pheochromocytoma is uncommon in children. We report herein a case in a 6-year-old boy whose pheochromocytoma was revealed by cerebral ischemia as a consequence of acute-cardiac failure. Twenty-four-hour urinary catecholamines were markedly increased. Abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography located the tumor on the left adrenal gland. After surgical excision, hypertension disappeared. Diagnosis and treatment of pheochromocytoma in children are discussed.

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