Pheochromocytoma in a pregnant woman with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2a

M. A. Martínez Brocca Department of Endocrinology ,Hospital Universitario Vírgen del Rocío ,Seville ,Spain

D. Acosta Delgado Department of Endocrinology ,Hospital Universitario Vírgen del Rocío ,Seville ,Spain

D. Quijada Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ,Hospital Universitario Vírgen del Rocío ,Seville ,Spain

E. Navarro González Department of Endocrinology ,Hospital Universitario Vírgen del Rocío ,Seville ,Spain

A. Soto Moreno Department of Endocrinology ,Hospital Universitario Vírgen del Rocío ,Seville ,Spain

D. Gonzáles Duarte Department of Endocrinology ,Hospital Universitario Vírgen del Rocío ,Seville ,Spain

A. del Valle López de Ayala Department of Surgery ,Hospital Universitario Vírgen del Rocío ,Seville ,Spain

R. Astorga Jiménez Department of Endocrinology ,Hospital Universitario Vírgen del Rocío ,Seville ,Spain

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Abstract

Pheochromocytoma is a rare cause of hypertension. Its coexistence with pregnancy is exceptional and laparoscopic removal has rarely been reported. We describe the case of a 34-year-old woman with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2a (MEN 2a) with adrenal pheochromocytoma diagnosed in the 6th week of pregnancy. After pretreatment with phenoxybenzamine ,a successful transperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy was performed in the twentieth week of gestation. The management of pheochromocytoma in pregnancy and the indications for laparoscopic surgery in pregnant patients are discussed.

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