PedAM
Pediatric Disease Annotations & Medicines
| Disease | c syndrome |
| Phenotype | C0031511|pheochromocytomas |
| Sentences | 2 |
| PubMedID- 23845641 | Management of pediatric patients with pheochromocytomas associated with genetic syndromes, such as von hippel-lindau (vhl) disease, is complex owing to the need for continuous surveillance, high rates of recurrence, multiple operations during childhood, and the possibility of lifelong exogenous steroid replacement. |
| PubMedID- 25136447 | Learning points: recurrent benign pheochromocytomas should raise suspicion of a genetic syndrome.a pheochromocytoma at a young age has a high propensity to recur and strict follow-up is mandatory. |
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