What are the characteristics of pheochromocytoma?
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Through the preliminary understanding of pheochromocytoma, we know that pheochromocytoma is a benign tumor disease originated from adrenal medulla, sympathetic ganglion, parasympathetic ganglion or other parts of chromaffin tissue, the general malignant probability is about 10%. It is mainly through the secretion of a large number of catecholamines, stimulate the adrenal receptor, thereby causing increased blood pressure and metabolic disorders of a performance, pheochromocytoma what are the characteristics of performance? Now let me tell you something.
What are the characteristics of pheochromocytoma?
First of all, because this disease is a kind of disease type by causing secretion disorder, if this secretion acts on the cardiovascular system, it will cause cardiovascular characteristics, such as sudden blood pressure rise, accompanied by severe headache, which can be intermittent or persistent attack.
When the blood pressure rises, it is accompanied by severe headache, sweating, palpitation, tachycardia, arrhythmia and other discomfort. In severe cases, it can cause acute left heart failure or cardiovascular and cerebrovascular accidents. Some patients will also have hypotension or shock, or hypertension, hypotension alternating situation.
* if the high concentration of adrenaline is secreted by the nerve system, it will cause the disorder of basic metabolism, which can cause fever, wasting and other discomfort. If it acts on the gastrointestinal tract, it will easily cause avoidance, gastric bleeding and perforation, and it is also prone to bile retention, gallbladder stone and other problems. If it acts on different parts, the clinical manifestations are different.
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The above briefly describes some common clinical manifestations of pheochromocytoma. After we know these manifestations, if a patient has one or more of these manifestations, we should consider pheochromocytoma as a disease and carry out relevant treatment as soon as possible.
