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CNE: Pheochromocytoma: A rare tumor in adults and children
June 1, 2008
By: Eden Tsegay, RN, MS, FNP-C , Grace Anyango, RN, MS, FNP-C , Sharon L. Van Sell, RN, EdD, PAHM , Marilyn Miller-Anderson, RN, C, PhD

Pheochromocytomas—catecholamine-secreting tumors of the adrenal medulla—can also arise in other areas of the body, accompanied by hypertension in 90% of cases. If not recognized early on and treated appropriately, these tumors can cause irreversible and even fatal cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications.

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