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*[[Insulinoma]] | *[[Insulinoma]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmad Al Maradni, M.D. [2]
Overview
Pheochromocytoma must be differentiated from anxiety, carcinoid, and hypoglycemia.
Differentiating Pheochromocytoma from other Diseases
The differential diagnosis of pheochromocytoma includes:
- Anxiety disorders
- Carcinoid tumor
- Paragangliomas
- Essential hypertension
- Hyperthyroidism
- Insulinoma
- Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
- Renovascular hypertension
- Hypoglycemia
- Stress
- Exercise
- Medications such as stimulants, methyldopa, dopamine agonists