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What is another name for Pheochromocytoma?
Because pheochromocytomas arise from chromaffin cells, they are occasionally called chromaffin tumors.
How common are Pheochromocytomas?
Pheochromocytomas are rare tumors. They have been reported in babies as young as five days old as well as adults 92 years old. Although they can be found at any time during life, they usually occur in adults between 30 and 40 years of age.
How are pheochromocytomas usually treated?
If a pheochromocytoma is suspected, urine and/or a blood test are usually recommended. A test called "24-hour urinary catacholamines and metanephrines" will be done.
How serious are Pheochromocytomas?
Most (90%) are benign tumors so they do not spread to other parts of the body. However, these tumors can cause many problems and if they are not treated and can result in death.
What conditions cause inherited pheochromocytomas?
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia, type 2A (MEN2A), Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia, type 2B (MEN2B), von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) and Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1).
What is the prognosis for people with adrenal gland cancers?
For localized pheochromocytomas the 5-year survival rate is 95%. This rate decreases with aggressive tumors that have metastasized. The prognosis for adrenal cortical cancer is not as good with a 5-year survival rate of 10-35%
Where does a pheochromocytoma occur?
A pheochromocytoma is a rare type of tumor that develops in the adrenal medulla, which is located in the adrenal glands on top of each kidney. It causes an overproduction of hormone-like substances, including adrenaline and noradrenaline, which can lead to symptoms like high blood pressure, rapid heart rate, and sweating.
Who is affected by heart cancer?
Very few people are affected by cancers of the heart - the myocardium doesn't divide very much past adolescence, so the risk of myocardial cancer is very low. The pericardium and endocardium do divide throughout adulthood, but the incidence of cancer from these tissues is also quite low. However, there are a couple of cancers that can metastasize to the heart, including lymphoma and pheochromocytomas.
What are the causes of the fraternal causes?
causes of fraternities
Causes of Magnetic Drift?
causes of magnetic drift causes of magnetic drift causes of magnetic drift
Is An explanation of an event an account of its causes?
an account of its causes is remembering what it causes but an explanation is what it actually is not what it causes!...i think
Pokemon diamond which stones work on different Pokemon?
Fire Stone Causes Vulpix to evolve into Ninetales. Causes Growlithe to evolve into Arcanine. Causes Eevee to evolve into Flareon. Causes Pansear to evolve into Simisear. Water Stone Causes Poliwhirl to evolve into Poliwrath. Causes Shellder to evolve into Cloyster. Causes Staryu to evolve into Starmie. Causes Eevee to evolve into Vaporeon. Causes Lombre to evolve into Ludicolo. Causes Panpour to evolve into Simipour. Thunder Stone, Causes Pikachu to evolve into Raichu. Causes Eevee to evolve into Jolteon. Causes Eelektrik to evolve into Eelektross. Leaf Stone Causes Gloom to evolve into Vileplume. Causes Weepinbell to evolve into Victreebel. Causes Exeggcute to evolve into Exeggutor. Causes Nuzleaf to evolve into Shiftry. Causes Pansage to evolve into Simisage. Moon Stone Causes Nidorina to evolve into Nidoqueen. Causes Nidorino to evolve into Nidoking. Causes Clefairy to evolve into Clefable. Causes Jigglypuff to evolve into Wigglytuff. Causes Skitty to evolve into Delcatty. Causes Munna to evolve into Musharna. Sun Stone Causes Gloom to evolve into Bellossom. Causes Sunkern to evolve into Sunflora. Causes Cottonee to evolve into Whimsicott. Causes Petilil to evolve into Lilligant. Shiny Stone Causes Togetic to evolve into Togekiss. Causes Roselia to evolve into Roserade. Causes Minccino to evolve into Cinccino. Dusk Stone Causes Murkrow to evolve into Honchkrow. Causes Misdreavus to evolve into Mismagius. Causes Lampent to evolve into Chandelure. Dawn Stone Causes male Kirlia to evolve into Gallade. Causes female Snorunt to evolve into Froslass. Ever Stone If held, prevents a Pokémon from evolving.
