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The article presents a clinical case of a 33-year-old man with symptoms of headache and night sweats, who is diagnosed with pheochromocytoma, an endocrine tumor that produces vasodilator hormones. The importance of performing biochemical and imaging tests to confirm the diagnosis is highlighted, and treatment for hypertension associated with these tumors is recommended. Additionally, it is mentioned that pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas can have a hereditary genetic origin, and a clinical guide directed at Primary Care specialists is provided. The article also mentions the use of metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) scan in the diagnosis of these tumors. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses symptoms, causes, and cure of pheochromocytoma diseases. Topics include the pheochromocytoma tumors occurring post-secondary hypertension and its development into malignancy, the primary symptom of the pheochromocytoma being hypertension, and various symptoms with hypertensive retinopathy and choroidopathy.

The article presents an imaging analysis of malignant pheochromocytoma.

The article reports on a study which suggested that biochemical screenings for pheochromocytoma and hyperparathyroidism be age-adjusted based on greater risk for older age groups.

This article discusses a study on the association of variations of a gene with the development of pheochromocytomas.

The article describes the case of a 65-year-old man who was referred to the endocrine clinical for the evaluation of a right adrenal nodule. His medical history included severe coronary artery disease (CAD), arrhythmias, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, anxiety and type 2 diabetes. Lisinopril, isosorbide, amlodipine and atenolol were some of his medications. He experienced fatigue, occasional lightheadedness when standing and frequent palpitations. Adrenal pheochromocytoma was detected through computed tomography (CT) scans.