a rare case of pheochromocytoma in the elderly the importance of additional work up of incidentalomas in patients with poorly controlled hypertension

TY - JOUR

T1 - a rare case of pheochromocytoma in the elderly the importance of additional work up of incidentalomas in patients with poorly controlled hypertension

AU - Whitacre, John Brennan H.

AU - Kahf, Huthayfa A.

AU - Gulati, Rajesh

AU - Kubomoto, Scott

N1 - Pheochromocytomas are rare catecholamine-secreting tumors primarily arising from the adrenal glands that are responsible for 0.05-0.2% cases of hypertension. The mean age at diagnosis is 42, and the actual incidence in very elderly patients is unclear [1,2].

PY - 2019/1/1

Y1 - 2019/1/1

UR - https://www.gavinpublishers.com/articles/Case-Report/Current-trends-in-Internal-Medicine-ISSN-2638-003X/a-rare-case-of-pheochromocytoma-in-the-elderly-the-importance-of-additional-work-up-of-incidentalomas-in-patients-with-poorly-controlled-hypertension

M3 - Article

JO - Current trends in Internal Medicine

JF - Current trends in Internal Medicine

ER -