[Intra-alveolar hemorrhage revealing pheochromocytoma]

Rev Pneumol Clin. 2006 Feb;62(1):43-8. doi: 10.1016/s0761-8417(06)75413-x.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We report a case of pheochromocytoma revealed by alveolar hemorrhage in a 51-year-old woman. Pheochromocytomas are rare tumors deriving from the chromaffin tissue, and which clinical manifestations are highly variable, mostly unspecific, and very rarely concern the lung. Therefore, the diagnosis is often missed or delayed. However, without correct diagnosis and subsequently adapted treatment, the disease may be fatal. Thus, clinicians should be aware of the possible diagnosis of pheochromocytoma in patients presenting hemoptysis of an unknown origin.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Hemoptysis / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Pheochromocytoma / diagnosis*
  • Pulmonary Alveoli*