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Symptoms of pheochromocytoma include [[ | Symptoms of pheochromocytoma include '''episodes''' of [[tachycardia]], [[sweating]] and [[headaches]].<ref name="pmid1988766">{{cite journal| author=Stein PP, Black HR| title=A simplified diagnostic approach to pheochromocytoma. A review of the literature and report of one institution's experience. | journal=Medicine (Baltimore) | year= 1991 | volume= 70 | issue= 1 | pages= 46-66 | pmid=1988766 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1988766 }}</ref> | ||
==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
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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
Symptoms of pheochromocytoma include episodes of tachycardia, sweating and headaches.[1]
History and Symptoms
The symptoms of a pheochromocytoma are those of sympathetic nervous system hyperactivity, symptoms usually subside in less than one hour and they may include:
- Palpitations
- Anxiety often resembling that of a panic attack
- Diaphoresis
- Headaches
- Pallor
- Weight loss
Please note that not all patients with pheochromocytoma experience the classical symptoms.
References
- ↑ Stein PP, Black HR (1991). "A simplified diagnostic approach to pheochromocytoma. A review of the literature and report of one institution's experience". Medicine (Baltimore). 70 (1): 46–66. PMID 1988766.