[Pheochromocytoma in black Africa. Report of 9 cases]

Chirurgie. 1990;116(3):315-9.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Pheochromocytoma exists in black African countries with the same frequency observed in other places. The characteristics of our series of nine patients are the followings: an average age of 19, 6 years old, a sex-ratio of 1, 25, a paroxysmal high blood pressure for six patients, no MEN neither malignant tumors, the measures of V.M.A. done positively eight times, a retropneumoperitoneum scan, seven arteriographies, three echographies which were consistently positive, one death post surgery by collapsus consecutive to tumor excision, only one contralateral recurrence and positive followings in all other cases.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / complications
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / epidemiology*
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / surgery
  • Adult
  • Africa / epidemiology
  • Black People
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / etiology
  • Male
  • Pheochromocytoma / complications
  • Pheochromocytoma / epidemiology*
  • Pheochromocytoma / surgery
  • Sex Ratio