Resumo
Definição
História e exame físico
Principais fatores diagnósticos
- headache
- palpitations
- diaphoresis
- hypertension
- hypertensive retinopathy
- pallor
- impaired glucose tolerance/diabetes mellitus
- family history of endocrine disorders
- history of prior pheochromocytoma
- tachyarrhythmias and myocardial infarction
- panic attacks or a "sense of doom"
Outros fatores diagnósticos
- orthostatic hypotension
- hypercalcemia
- Cushing syndrome
- diarrhea
- fever
- papilledema
- abdominal masses
- tremors
Fatores de risco
- multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2)
- Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease
- SDHB, SDHC, and SDHD gene mutations
- neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)
Investigações diagnósticas
Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas
- plasma free metanephrines or 24-hour urine fractionated metanephrines and normetanephrines
- genetic testing
Tests to avoid
- plasma catecholamines
Investigações a serem consideradas
- CBC
- serum calcium
- serum potassium
- chromogranin A
- clonidine suppression test
- CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis
- MRI of the abdomen and pelvis
- 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) PET/CT or somatostatin receptor-targeted (SSTR) PET/CT with 68Ga-DOTATATE tracer
- I-123 metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) scintigraphy
Algoritmo de tratamento
hypertensive crisis
without hypertensive crisis
Colaboradores
Autores
Bridget Sinnott, MD

Professor of Medicine
Medical College of Georgia
Augusta
GA
Declarações
BS declares that she has no competing interests.
Agradecimentos
Dr Bridget Sinnott would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Sidhbh Gallagher, a previous contributor to this topic.
Declarações
SG declares that she has no competing interests.
Revisores
Betul A. Hatipoglu, MD
Clinical Endocrinologist and Research Scientist
Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland
OH
Declarações
BAH declares that she has no competing interests.
Peer reviewer acknowledgements
BMJ Best Practice topics are updated on a rolling basis in line with developments in evidence and guidance. The peer reviewers listed here have reviewed the content at least once during the history of the topic.
Disclosures
Peer reviewer affiliations and disclosures pertain to the time of the review.
Referências
Principais artigos
Neumann HPH, Young WF Jr, Eng C. Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma. N Engl J Med. 2019 Aug 8;381(6):552-65. Resumo
Fishbein L, Del Rivero J, Else T, et al. The North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society consensus guidelines for surveillance and management of metastatic and/or unresectable pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma. Pancreas. 2021 Apr 1;50(4):469-93.Texto completo Resumo
National Comprehensive Cancer Network. NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology: neuroendocrine and adrenal tumors [internet publication].Texto completo
Kunz PL, Reidy-Lagunes D, Anthony LB, et al; North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society. Consensus guidelines for the management and treatment of neuroendocrine tumors. Pancreas. 2013 May;42(4):557-77.Texto completo Resumo
Plouin PF, Amar L, Dekkers OM, et al; Guideline Working Group. European Society of Endocrinology clinical practice guideline for long-term follow-up of patients operated on for a phaeochromocytoma or a paraganglioma. Eur J Endocrinol. 2016 May;174(5):G1-10.Texto completo Resumo
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- Anxiety and panic attacks
- Essential or intractable hypertension
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