Pheochromocytoma - chromaffin cell tumor

Konrad Szosland; Barbara Kopff; Andrzej Lewiński

Vol 57, No 1 (2006)

Review paper

Published online: 2006-03-20

Submitted: 2013-02-15

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Pheochromocytoma - chromaffin cell tumor

Konrad Szosland, Barbara Kopff, Andrzej Lewiński

Endokrynologia Polska 2006;57(1):54-62.

Vol 57, No 1 (2006)

REVIEWS — Postgraduate Education

Published online: 2006-03-20

Submitted: 2013-02-15

Abstract

Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor derived from chromaffin cells, which produces catecholamins. The presence of this tumor is considered a cause of secondary hypertension, arrhythmias, sweating and also, but very rarely, mental disorders. Update diagnostic methods of pheochromocytoma are summarized in this article. Pheochromocytoma also coexists with endocrinological syndroms, e.g. multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN 2). Studies confirm genetic background of pheochromocytoma occurrence.