All issues > Volume 31(7); 1988

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1988;31(7):942-947. Published online July 31, 1988.

One Case of Pheochromocytoma.

Jong Jin Kim¹, Jung Oh Kim¹, Sung Won Kang¹, Byung Churl Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Catholic Medical College University, Seoul, Korea

Received: August 24, 1987;  Accepted: February 1, 1988.

Abstract

The Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor of childhood and can arise from chromaffin tissue anywhere in the body. Most commonly it is located in the adrenal medulla, especially on the right side. We experienced a case of pheochromocytoma in a 14 year old boy, who had paroxysmal palpitation, perspiration, dyspnea and contemporary paroxysmal hypertension. Diagnosis was made by clinical features, elevated plasma catecholamine concentration, elevated urinary catecholamine metabolites concentration in 24 hrs, abdominal CT scan and pathological finding after surgical removal. Followed plasma and urinary catecholamine study after 2 weeks postoperatively showed normal value. The case was presented with briefreview of literatures.

Keywords :Pheochromocytoma