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Case Reports
. 2022 Dec;56(4):340-344.
doi: 10.4314/gmj.v56i4.14.

Management of recurrent pheochromocytoma in pregnancy in a young Ghanaian

Josephine Akpalu  1 , Charlotte Ampong  2 , Yacoba Atiase  1 , Ernest Yorke  1 , Charles Takyi  3 , Jerry Coleman  3 , Ebenezer O Darkwa  4 , Nii A Adu-Aryee  5
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Management of recurrent pheochromocytoma in pregnancy in a young Ghanaian

Josephine Akpalu et al. Ghana Med J. 2022 Dec.

Abstract

The co-existence of pheochromocytoma and pregnancy is rare, with poor maternal and foetal outcomes. This is a case report of a young Ghanaian woman with a pre-existing diagnosis of recurrent pheochromocytoma who became pregnant and experienced elevated blood pressure in the third trimester with proteinuria and abnormal liver function. She was managed as an in-patient and delivered a live baby via caesarean section at 34 weeks after detecting intra-uterine growth restriction. Management of such cases by a multidisciplinary team is recommended for optimal outcomes.

Keywords: Ghana; Pheochromocytoma; management; pregnancy.

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Conflict of interest: None declared

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Figure 1
Abdominal CT scan; transverse section: showing a mass (7cm x 6cm) superior to the right kidney, with areas of necrosis (black arrows).
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Abdominal CT scan; coronal section
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