Pheochromocytoma in pregnancy: a case report

H.-F. Chen, J.-Y. Su, J.-R. Tong, Y. Chen, L.-L. Huang, L. Deng

Department of Obstetrics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. dengli@gxmu.edu.cn

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• Obstetrics
• Oncology

BACKGROUND: Pheochromocytoma (PHEO) in pregnancy is a rare disease, and the management of this situation is not well established. The misdiagnosis of the disease often leads to adverse outcomes for both mothers and infants.

CASE REPORT: Here, we describe a case of a pregnant woman at 25 weeks’ gestation presenting with headache, chest tightness, and shortness of breath, which was found to have a left adrenal mass and hypertensive urgency and diagnosed pregnancy with PHEO in our hospital. The timely diagnosis and proper treatment came with an optimal maternal and fetal outcome.

CONCLUSIONS: The case of pheochromocytoma in pregnancy we report demonstrated that early diagnosis and a multidisciplinary approach ensured a favorable prognosis for both maternal and fetal, and we also addressed the importance of individual basis evaluation during the whole journey.

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