Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumour that arise from chromaffin cells in the adrenal medulla and produces signs and symptoms due to excessive catecholamine secretion from tumour. Presenting symptoms can vary but often they classically present with headaches, sweating and palpitations in the setting of paroxysmal hypertension. Pheochromocytoma crisis results from the sudden release of large quantities of catecholamines and leads to progressive multiple organ dysfunctio...