A phaeochromocytoma is a rare catecholamine-secreting tumour arising from the chromaffin cells.
We describe a case of a child with Von Hippel-Lindau disease, with an adrenal phaeochromocytoma who presented with severe dilated cardiomyopathy driven by secondary hypertension. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound findings are described and compared with both magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography imaging.
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Al Bunni F, Deganello A, Sellars ME, Schulte KM, Al-Adnani M, Sidhu PS. Are you the author?
Department of Medicine, Radiology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy; Department of Radiology, King's College London, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS UK; Department of Surgery, King's College London, London, UK; Department of Cellular Pathology, King's College London, St. Thomas's Hospital, London, UK.
Reference: J Ultrasound. 2014 Mar 28;17(4):307-11.
doi: 10.1007/s40477-014-0083-8
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PMID: 25368690