Pheochromocytoma and tetralogy of Fallot: Coincidence or a rare association?. (January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Singh, Gagan Deep; Anuradha, Subramanian; Sethi, Prayas; Singla, Sumeet; Saran, Ravindra Kumar; Dewan, Richa
• Is Part Of: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals. Volume 24:Number 1(2016)
• Page Start: 75
• Page End: 77
• Publication Date: 2016-01
• Subjects: Adrenal gland neoplasms -- Anoxia -- Heart defects -- congenital -- Pheochromocytoma -- Tetralogy of Fallot; Heart -- Diseases -- Asia -- Periodicals; Heart -- Diseases -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Heart -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Asia -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Chest -- Surgery -- Asia -- Periodicals; Chest -- Surgery -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Chest -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.412
• DOI: 10.1177/0218492314545499
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0218-4923

Abstract

We report the case of a 25-year-old woman with tetralogy of Fallot who presented with chest pain and hypertension, and on further investigation, was diagnosed with a pheochromocytoma in the right adrenal gland. She underwent surgical excision of the tumor. While the simultaneous occurrence of these two diseases is extremely rare, the suspicion of a possible relationship has been raised in the past.