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Abstract
The adrenal glands drive physiologic homeostasis, with dysregulation in any direction causing multisystem dysfunction. Adrenal excess states include hyperaldosteronism which manifests with refractory hypertension and electrolyte abnormalities including hypernatremia and hypokalemia. Paragangliomas including pheochromocytoma can cause multisystem end-organ dysfunction due to catecholaminergic storm, which require rapid blood pressure control with phentolamine and identification of lesions amenable to surgical resection. Adrenal insufficiency states in contrast can result in hypotension and decompensation refractory to vasopressor administration, requiring adrenal supplementation via hydrocortisone.
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- Rachel E Bridwell
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, 9040A Jackson Avenue, JBLM, WA 98433, USA.
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- Department of Emergency and Military Medicine, USUHS, 2233 Gulick Avenue, Building 816A, Fort Stewart, GA 31314, USA
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Golshevsky JR, Karel K, Teale G. Phaeochromocytoma Causing Acute Pulmonary Oedema during Emergency Caesarean Section. Anaesth Intensive Care 2019; 35:423-7. [PMID: 17591141 DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0703500319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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We report a case of severe acute pulmonary oedema following induction of general anaesthesia for emergency caesarean section. After several hours of aggressive resuscitation, both mother and child had a favourable outcome. Postoperative investigation of acute renal failure demonstrated a supra-adrenal mass. Further investigation confirmed bilateral phaeochromocytoma as the cause of her condition. A literature review confirmed this to be a rare but important clinical entity, owing to its high mortality. Antenatal diagnosis greatly improves survival. Magnesium sulphate appears to be a useful and safe agent to employ in cases of undiagnosed hypertensive obstetric emergencies.
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- J R Golshevsky
- Department ofAnaesthesia, Goulbum Valley Health, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia.
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van der Weerd K, van Noord C, Loeve M, Knapen MFCM, Visser W, de Herder WW, Franssen G, van der Marel CD, Feelders RA. ENDOCRINOLOGY IN PREGNANCY: Pheochromocytoma in pregnancy: case series and review of literature. Eur J Endocrinol 2017; 177:R49-R58. [PMID: 28381449 DOI: 10.1530/eje-16-0920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2016] [Revised: 03/29/2017] [Accepted: 04/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Pheochromocytoma in pregnancy is extremely rare. Early recognition is crucial as antepartum diagnosis can largely decrease maternal and fetal mortality rates. As symptoms of pheochromocytoma are rather similar to those of other far more common causes of hypertension during pregnancy, timely diagnosis is a challenge. In pregnant patients, similar to non-pregnant patients, increased plasma and/or 24-h urine (nor)metanephrine concentrations most reliably confirm the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma. MRI and ultrasound are the only imaging modalities that can be used safely during pregnancy to localize the tumor. During pregnancy, pretreatment consists of alpha blockade as usual. However, dosing of α-adrenergic receptor blockers during pregnancy is a challenge as hypertension must be treated while preserving adequate uteroplacental circulation. When the diagnosis is made within the first 24 weeks of pregnancy, it is generally recommended to remove the tumor in the second trimester, while resection is generally postponed till after delivery when the diagnosis is made in the third trimester and medical pretreatment is sufficient. Both during and after pregnancy, laparoscopic surgery is the preferred approach for resection of the tumor. There is no consensus in literature about the preferred route and timing of delivery. Therefore, in our opinion, decisions should be made on an individual basis by an experienced and dedicated multidisciplinary team. Over the last decades, maternal and fetal prognosis has improved considerably. Further increasing awareness of this rare diagnosis and treatment of these patients by a dedicated team in a tertiary referral hospital are critical factors for optimal maternal and fetal outcome.
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- K van der Weerd
- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Unit of Obstetric Anesthesiology
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- Division of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Foundation Prenatal Screening Southwest Region of the Netherlands, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Division of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Cecchi R, Frati P, Capri O, Cipolloni L. A rare case of sudden death due to hypotension during cesarean section in a woman suffering from pheochromocytoma and neurofibromatosis. J Forensic Sci 2013; 58:1636-9. [PMID: 24117722 DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2012] [Revised: 11/12/2012] [Accepted: 12/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Sudden death following acute hypotension due to an undiagnosed pheochromocytoma (PHEO) is a rare event. Moreover, histopathology of the myocardium in such cases is rarely reported. We present a case of a woman who died during delivery. A 37-year-old parturient, who was 38 weeks pregnant, suffering from neurofibromatosis underwent a cesarean section following peridural anesthesia. Acute hypotension, acute intra-operative pulmonary edema and supraventricular paroxysmal tachyarrhythmia occurred during delivery, followed by death. The autopsy revealed the presence of a PHEO, confirmed immunohistochemically with chromogranin-A (CgA), CD20 antibody (L26), anti-Keratocan antibody (KER-1) and neuron-specific enolase (NSE), and a PHEO-induced cardiomyopathy. The physiopathology of both stress-induced cardiomyopathy and PHEO-induced cardiomyopathy, as well as the role of anesthesia in provoking the death, are discussed. The association of an undiagnosed PHEO with neurofibromatosis as the cause of sudden death in pregnancy is an obstetric urgency that raises forensic pathology issues.
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- Rossana Cecchi
- Department of Anatomical Histological Legal Medical and Orthopaedic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Plu I, Sec I, Barrès D, Lecomte D. Pregnancy, Cesarean, and Pheochromocytoma: A Case Report and Literature Review. J Forensic Sci 2013; 58:1075-9. [DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2011] [Revised: 04/05/2012] [Accepted: 04/14/2012] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Isabelle Plu
- Institut medico-légal; 2 place Mazas; 75012; Paris; France
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- Institut medico-légal; 2 place Mazas; 75012; Paris; France
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- Institut medico-légal; 2 place Mazas; 75012; Paris; France
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Agarwal A, Khanna P, Narayanawamy S, Prasad G, Borle A. Anaesthetic management for emergency caesarean section in a patient with an untreated recently diagnosed phaeochromocytoma. Indian J Anaesth 2013; 55:614-7. [PMID: 22223909 PMCID: PMC3249872 DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.90622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Phaeochromocytoma is a rare cause of hypertension during pregnancy with potentially fatal consequences. If not detected and treated early in pregnancy, it is catastrophic for both the mother and the baby. Management requires close co-ordination between the obstetrician, anaesthesiologist, paediatrician and the endocrinologist. Perioperative management for an emergency caesarean section in a parturient with untreated phaeochromocytoma is an anaesthetic challenge and no standard recommendations have been reported till date. In this case report, we present anaesthetic management in such a case with successful maternal and foetal outcome.
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- Anil Agarwal
- Departments of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Background
Phaeochromocytoma in pregnancy is a rare and potentially dangerous situation for mother and fetus. This review aimed to assess current mortality rates and how medical and surgical management affect these.
Methods
Articles in English published between 2000 and 2011 were obtained from a MEDLINE search. Eligible publications presented women diagnosed with phaeochromocytoma in the antenatal or immediate postnatal period, and reported management and outcomes.
Results
A total of 135 reports were identified. After applying inclusion criteria, 77 pregnancies involving 78 fetuses were analysed. Fetal and maternal mortality rates were 17 per cent (13 of 78) and 8 per cent (6 of 77) respectively. Better outcomes were achieved when the diagnosis of phaeochromocytoma was made in the antenatal period than when it was made during labour or immediately postpartum (survival of both mother and fetus(es) in 48 of 56 versus 12 of 21 respectively; P = 0·012). When the diagnosis was made before 23 weeks' gestation, there was no difference in outcomes when phaeochromocytoma surgery was carried out in the second trimester, compared with when it was postponed to the third trimester or after delivery (fetal death 2 of 18 versus 2 of 8 respectively; P = 0·563).
Conclusion
This review, although limited by the rarity of the condition and level of available evidence, demonstrated that survival rates are improved if the diagnosis of phaeochromocytoma can be established antenatally. With diagnosis before 23 weeks' gestation, no definite advantage of proceeding with tumour removal during the second trimester could be demonstrated.
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- M A Biggar
- Department of Endocrine Surgery, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Department of Surgery, Middlemore Hospital, Counties Manukau District Health Board, Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Endocrine Surgery, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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James MFM. Anaesthesia and unexpected phaeochromocytoma. SOUTHERN AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA 2011. [DOI: 10.1080/22201173.2011.10872734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- MFM James
- Department of Anaesthesia, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
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Sarathi V, Lila AR, Bandgar TR, Menon PS, Shah NS. Pheochromocytoma and pregnancy: a rare but dangerous combination. Endocr Pract 2010; 16:300-9. [PMID: 20061281 DOI: 10.4158/ep09191.ra] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To review the literature on pheochromocytoma in pregnancy (PIP) published during the 11-year period 1998 through 2008. METHODS We searched MEDLINE data sources from 1998 through 2008 using the search terms "pheochromocytoma" and "pregnancy" and reviewed case reports of PIP published in English. RESULTS We identified 54 case reports in MEDLINE data sources, of which 51 reports including 60 cases were reviewed. In comparison with the previous decade, a decreased rate of antenatal diagnosis (from 83% to 70%) and increased maternal and fetal mortality (from 4% to 12% and from 10% to 17%, respectively) were observed. Prematurity was present in 53% of the infants of mothers with antenatally diagnosed pheochromocytoma who gave birth to a live infant. Hypertension was the most common manifestation (88%), with 33% of patients having antepartum hypertensive crises. Urinary catecholamines (64%) and metanephrines (40%) were the most commonly used tests, whereas urinary and plasma metanephrines were the most sensitive tests (100%). Ultrasonography had poor sensitivity (54%), especially during the third trimester. Magnetic resonance imaging was 100% sensitive for adrenal tumors but had only 50% sensitivity for extra-adrenal tumors. A syndromic or familial presentation was seen in 18% of patients, and 32% of patients had bilateral or extra-adrenal tumors. CONCLUSION In comparison with the previous decade, a decreased rate of antenatal diagnosis and increased maternal and fetal mortality were observed. Prematurity was a major morbidity associated with PIP. Hypertensive crises were more common during pregnancy. Urinary and plasma metanephrines had the highest sensitivity to detect PIP. Genetic screening should be offered to all pregnant women with pheochromocytoma.
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- Vijaya Sarathi
- Department of Endocrinology, Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College & King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Brouwers FM, Eisenhofer G, Lenders JWM, Pacak K. Emergencies caused by pheochromocytoma, neuroblastoma, or ganglioneuroma. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 2006; 35:699-724, viii. [PMID: 17127142 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecl.2006.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Pheochromocytoma may lead to important emergency situations, ranging from cardiovascular emergencies to acute abdomen and multiorgan failure. It is vital to think about this disease in any emergency situation when conventional therapy fails to achieve control or symptoms occur that do not fit the initial diagnosis. The importance of keeping this diagnosis in minds is underscored by the fact that, in 50% of pheochromocytoma patients, the diagnosis is initially overlooked. Two other tumors of the sympathetic nervous system, neuroblastoma and ganglioneuroma, are less commonly associated with emergency conditions. If they occur, they are often linked to catecholamine excess, paraneoplastic phenomena, or local tumor mass effect.
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- Frederieke M Brouwers
- Section on Medical Neuroendocrinology, Reproductive Biology and Medicine Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD 20892-1109, USA
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Hudsmith JG, Thomas CE, Browne DA. Undiagnosed phaeochromocytoma mimicking severe preeclampsia in a pregnant woman at term. Int J Obstet Anesth 2006; 15:240-5. [PMID: 16798453 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2005.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2005] [Revised: 11/01/2005] [Accepted: 11/01/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We report an unusual case of phaeochromocytoma in pregnancy. The patient presented with severe hypertension, visual disturbances, proteinuria, glycosuria and pulmonary oedema at 38 weeks' gestation. The initial diagnosis was severe preeclampsia, but rapid deterioration of the fetus necessitated an emergency caesarean section under general anaesthesia, following which the maternal condition deteriorated rapidly. Differential diagnoses included pulmonary embolus, cardiomyopathy, amniotic fluid embolus and ischaemic/embolic cerebrovascular accident. Despite aggressive maximal treatment, mother and baby died 36 h later. Post mortem examination of the mother revealed a 5.5-cm tumour of the right adrenal gland confirmed histologically as a phaeochromocytoma. We examine the diagnostic dilemmas of this case and consider the treatment and management options when faced with a critically ill mother and the need to deliver her fetus by emergency caesarean section. We also question the clinical priorities during management of a sudden deterioration in both maternal and fetal health.
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- J G Hudsmith
- Department of Anaesthesia, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK.
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Ouchikhe A, Lehoux P, Gringore A, Renouf P, Deredec R, Tasle M, Massetti M, Khayat A, Saloux E, Grollier G, Samama G, Gérard JL. Le phéochromocytome comme cause inhabituelle de choc cardiogénique. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 25:46-9. [PMID: 16386403 DOI: 10.1016/j.annfar.2005.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2004] [Accepted: 08/29/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The authors reported a case involving a young patient with a cardiogenic shock associated to an acute pulmonary oedema. According to the seriousness of the shock, an external ventricular assist device (VAD) was initially inserted and replaced thereafter because of the cardiovascular instability, by an external pneumatic biventricular assist device. A cardiogenic shock induced by an acute adrenergic myocarditis due to a phaeochromocytoma was diagnosed. The patient was weaned from the VAD on day 84 and was scheduled for elective surgery of the phaeochromocytoma on day 93. The authors discussed the time of the surgery according to the anticoagulation therapy necessary to the VAD and the necessary caution taken if a cardiogenic shock appeared around surgery.
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- A Ouchikhe
- Département d'anesthésie-réanimation et de médecine d'urgence, CHU Côte-de-Nacre, 14033 Caen, France.
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Atypical Presentation of Pheochromocytoma as Part of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia IIa in Pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol 2003. [DOI: 10.1097/00006250-200311001-00029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Biccard BM. Phaeochromocytoma: an unusual cause of hypertension in pregnancy. Anaesthesia 2001; 56:706-7. [PMID: 11437777 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2001.02137-25.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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