Pheochromocytoma in pregnancy: A case report and updated management review

Wajiha Gul¹ , Khaled Ahmed Baagar² , Hind Yousef Ahmed³ , Mohammed Bashir⁴

Keywords: Pregnancy, Pheochromocytoma, Hypertension, Catecholamines.

DOI: 10.32677/yjm.v1i1.3334

DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.32677/yjm.v1i1.3334

Publish Date: 27-03-2025

Pages: 40 - 42

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Downloads: 10

Author Affiliation:

¹Consultant, ² Senior consultant, Department of Diabetes and Endocrine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar

Abstract

Pheochromocytoma is a catecholamine-producing neuroendocrine tumor leading to hypertensive crises in untreated patients. Presentation in pregnancy can mimic gestational hypertension or pre-eclampsia. Physicians need to keep a high index of suspicion to have timely diagnosis and management of pheochromocytoma during pregnancy. We report a 27-year-old female who was diagnosed with pheochromocytoma at 18 weeks of gestation and she underwent laparoscopic adrenalectomy at 22 weeks of gestation with a good pregnancy outcome and with no recurrence over 8 years of follow-up.