ea0013s55 | New aspects of phaeochromocytoma | SFEBES2007
Peaston Robert
Phaeochromocytomas (PCC) are rare tumours of chromaffin cells that are generally characterised by autonomous production of catecholamines. PCC vary considerably in the relative and total amounts of catecholamines produced and stored, in the overall rates of synthesis and in individual-to-individual differences in sensitivities to catecholamines. It is these differences that contribute to the diversity of signs and symptoms. Thus diagnosis depends on a high index of clinical su...