Pheochromocytoma
- Synonyms
- Chromaffin cell tumor; Chromaffin paraganglioma; Chromaffin tumor; Chromaffinoma; Medullary paraganglioma
Summary
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- Diagnosis
- Clinical Characteristics
- Genetically Related (Allelic) Disorders
- Differential Diagnosis
- Management
- Genetic Counseling
- Resources
- Molecular Genetics
- Chapter Notes
- References
- Authors:
- Tobias Else
- Samantha Greenberg
- Lauren Fishbein
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Available tests
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Clinical tests (207 available)
Molecular Genetics Tests
Genes See tests for all associated and related genes
Also known as: PDMCS, bHLHd4, MAX
Summary: MYC associated factor XAlso known as: CDHF12, CDHR16, HSCR1, MEN2A, MEN2B, MTC1, PTC, RET-ELE1, RET
Summary: ret proto-oncogeneAlso known as: , TMEM127
Summary: transmembrane protein 127Also known as: HRCA1, RCA1, VHL1, pVHL, VHL
Summary: von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor
Clinical features
Help- Abnormality of metabolism/homeostasis
- Hypercalcemia
Hypercalcemia
- MedGen UID: 5686
- Concept ID: C0020437
- Finding: Disease or Syndrome
Abnormality of metabolism/homeostasis
- Hypercalcemia
- Abnormality of the cardiovascular system
- Cerebral hemorrhage
Cerebral hemorrhage
- MedGen UID: 423648
- Concept ID: C2937358
- Finding: Pathologic Function
Abnormality of the cardiovascular system
- Congestive heart failure
Congestive heart failure
- MedGen UID: 9169
- Concept ID: C0018802
- Finding: Disease or Syndrome
Abnormality of the cardiovascular system
- Episodic hypertension
Episodic hypertension
- MedGen UID: 347389
- Concept ID: C1857175
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of the cardiovascular system
- Positive regitine blocking test
Positive regitine blocking test
- MedGen UID: 871125
- Concept ID: C4025594
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of the cardiovascular system
- Renal artery stenosis
Renal artery stenosis
- MedGen UID: 19727
- Concept ID: C0035067
- Finding: Disease or Syndrome
Abnormality of the cardiovascular system
- Tachycardia
Tachycardia
- MedGen UID: 21453
- Concept ID: C0039231
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of the cardiovascular system
- Cerebral hemorrhage
- Abnormality of the eye
- Developmental cataract
Developmental cataract
- MedGen UID: 3202
- Concept ID: C0009691
- Finding: Congenital Abnormality
Abnormality of the eye
- Hypertensive retinopathy
Hypertensive retinopathy
- MedGen UID: 101819
- Concept ID: C0152132
- Finding: Disease or Syndrome
Abnormality of the eye
- Developmental cataract
- Abnormality of the genitourinary system
- Elevated urinary norepinephrine level
Elevated urinary norepinephrine level
- MedGen UID: 1841548
- Concept ID: C5826344
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of the genitourinary system
- Proteinuria
Proteinuria
- MedGen UID: 10976
- Concept ID: C0033687
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of the genitourinary system
- Elevated urinary norepinephrine level
- Abnormality of the integument
- Cafe-au-lait spot
Cafe-au-lait spot
- MedGen UID: 113157
- Concept ID: C0221263
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of the integument
- Hyperhidrosis
Hyperhidrosis
- MedGen UID: 5690
- Concept ID: C0020458
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of the integument
- Cafe-au-lait spot
- Neoplasm
- Hemangioma
Hemangioma
- MedGen UID: 5477
- Concept ID: C0018916
- Finding: Neoplastic Process
Neoplasm
- Neoplasm
Neoplasm
- MedGen UID: 10294
- Concept ID: C0027651
- Finding: Neoplastic Process
Neoplasm
- Pheochromocytoma
Pheochromocytoma
- MedGen UID: 18419
- Concept ID: C0031511
- Finding: Neoplastic Process
Neoplasm
- Hemangioma
- NCI PDQ, Endocrine and Neuroendocrine Neoplasia geneticsGenetics of Endocrine and Neuroendocrine Neoplasias (PDQ®): Health Professional Version
- NCI PDQ, Cancer Genetics CounselingCancer Genetics Risk Assessment and Counseling (PDQ®): Health Professional Version
- NCCN, 2023NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®), Neuroendocrine and Adrenal Tumors, 2023
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