Le stress peut exacerber les symptômes, mais n'est pas un facteur de risque direct.
StressPhéochromocytome
#4
L'âge influence-t-il le risque de phéochromocytome ?
Oui, le phéochromocytome est plus fréquent chez les adultes jeunes et d'âge moyen.
ÂgePhéochromocytome
#5
Les antécédents médicaux jouent-ils un rôle ?
Oui, des antécédents de tumeurs endocriniennes augmentent le risque de phéochromocytome.
Antécédents médicauxTumeurs endocriniennes
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Department of Medicine III, Carl Gustav Carus University Medical Centre, Dresden, Germany; Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetcherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
Department of Internal Medicine IV, University Hospital, LMU Klinikum, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 80336 Munich, Germany.
Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Zurich (USZ) and University of Zurich (UZH), 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 8, 6525 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine III, Carl Gustav Carus University Medical Centre, Dresden, Germany. Electronic address: jacques.lenders@radboudumc.nl.
Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Nutrition, University Hospital Hassan II; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah; Epidemiology and Health Science Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Fez, Morocco.
Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Nutrition, University Hospital Hassan II; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah; Epidemiology and Health Science Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Fez, Morocco.
Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, 3400 Spruce Street, 4th Floor, Maloney Building, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Department of Physiological Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, 1600 Southwest Archer Road, Suite H-2, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.
Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Florida, Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. Electronic address: hans.ghayee@medicine.ufl.edu.
Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetcherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
Department of Nuclear Medicine, La Timone University Hospital, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France and European Center for Research in Medical Imaging, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France.
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes and the Division of Biomedical Informatics and Personalized Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Medizinische Klinik I, Lehrstuhl für Endokrinologie und Diabetologie, Universitätsklinik Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Str. 6, 97080, Würzburg, Deutschland.
Department of Endocrinology, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Churchill Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7LE, UK; Centre for Endocrinology, Barts and the London School of Medicine, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK; ENETS Centre of Excellence, Royal Free Hospital, London, NW3 2QG, UK.
Department of Internal Medicine IV, University Hospital, LMU Klinikum, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 80336 Munich, Germany.
Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Zurich (USZ) and University of Zurich (UZH), 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
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PICS is caused by a catecholamine storm, which induces myocardial stress and cardiac dysfunction. In such cases, early management with mechanical circulatory assistance may be promptly considered, giv...
PICS is a rare and serious condition. Prompt diagnosis and adequate resuscitation measures are necessary to avoid high mortality....
Currently, all pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma (PPGLs) are considered malignant due to metastatic potential. Consequently, PPGLs are divided into «metastatic» and «non-metastatic». Metastatic PPGLs can...
Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma belong to the group of rare catecholamine-producing tumours during childhood and adolescence. They occur most frequently in patients with tumour predisposition syndr...
The aim of this review is a summary of the most important characteristics of the aforementioned tumour entities with a special focus on imaging. In particular, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as well...
Diagnostic methods in patients with pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma are presented based on the literature and own case reports....
The radiologic modality of choice for the staging of catecholamine-producing tumours during childhood and adolescence is MRI, due to the lack of ionizing radiation and high soft tissue contrast. In ad...
Radiologic imaging and nuclear medicine techniques are important for the assessment of disease stage and therapy planning in patients with catecholamine-producing tumours. Detection of metastatic dise...