ea0038p56 | Clinical practice/governance and case reports | SFEBES2015
Tisdale Mie Mie
, Burgess Neil
, McKelvey Alastair
, O'Hare Debbie
, Swords Francesca
Phaeochromocytoma during pregnancy is extremely rare with a frequency of 0.002% pregnancies. However, the risks for the pregnant patient with this tumour are extremely high: with maternal and foetal mortality up to 50% if undiagnosed. In contrast, early diagnosis and treatment during pregnancy decrease the maternal and foetal mortality to <5 and 15% respectively.A 37-year-old female underwent abdominal imaging to investigate iron deficiency anaemia. ...