Human Tumours Secreting Catecholamines

Human Tumors Secreting Catecholamines: Clinical and Physiopathological Study of the Pheochromocytomas focuses on the characteristics, manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of pheochromocytomas. The manuscript first offers information on cardiovascular manifestations, metabolic and endocrine manifestations, and unusual clinical manifestations and complications. Discussions focus on permanent arterial hypertension, disturbances of glycoregulation, cardiovascular complications, and major circulatory accidents. The book then examines anatomical forms, including intrathoracic, para-aortic, urinary bladder, multiple, and malignant pheochromocytomas. The publication ponders on inherited forms and pheochromocytomas in children and pregnant women and the diagnosis and treatment of pheochromocytoma. The text also takes a look at pathological anatomy, biological investigations, and physiopathology. Topics include cardiovascular symptoms, dynamics of tumor secretion, histochemical problems, and hormone content of tumors. The manuscript is a dependable reference for readers interested in the study of pheochromocytomas.

IntroductionHistorical and GeneralClinical Features Chapter I. Cardiovascular Manifestations Paroxysmal Hypertensive Crises Permanent Arterial Hypertension Chapter II. Metabolic and Endocrine Manifestations Thyroid Manifestations Disturbances of Glycoregulation Various Endocrine and Metabolic Manifestations Chapter III. Unusual Clinical Manifestations and Complications Unusual Semeiological Features Asymptomatic Forms Cardiovascular Complications Major Circulatory Accidents Chapter IV. Anatomical Forms Non-Expansive Intra-Suprarenal Pheochromocytoma Extra-Suprarenal Pheochromocytomas Para-Aortic Pheochromocytomas Intrathoracic Pheochromocytomas Urinary Bladder Pheochromocytomas Multiple Pheochromocytomas Malignant Pheochromocytomas Chapter V. Inherited Forms and Pheochromocytomas in Children and Pregnant Women Familial Pheochromocytoma Pheochromocytoma and Neurofibromatosis Pheochromocytoma in Children Pheochromocytoma and Pregnancy Benign Pheochromocytoma Associated with CancerDiagnosis and Treatment Chapter I. Diagnosis Clinical Stage Pharmacodynamic Stage Estimation of the Secretory Products of the Tumor and Their Metabolites Routine Methods of Estimation for the Diagnosis of Pheochromocytoma Radiological Stage Diagnosis: Summing-Up and Conclusions Chapter II. Treatment Medical Treatment Surgical Treatment Treatment of Malignant PheochromocytomasAnatomical and Biological Investigations Chapter I. Pathological Anatomy General Considerations Staining Reactions Cytological Examination Malignant Pheochromocytoma Histological Renal Lesions Chapter II. Biological Investigations Methods of Preparation Extraction of the Hormones Hormone Content of Tumors Dynamics of Tumor Secretion The Biological Basis for Clinical Signs Histochemical ProblemsPhysiopathology General Secretory Behavior of the Tumor Cardiovascular Symptoms (1) Permanent Hypertension (2) Forms without Arterial Hypertension (3) Paroxysmal Accesses of Hypertension (4) Cardiac Manifestations (5) Arterial Lesions (6) Polyglobulia Endocrine and Metabolic Manifestations (1) Hyperglycemia (2) Intensified Exchange and Basal Metabolism (3) Thyroid Manifestations Miscellaneous Manifestations (1) The Sweating Crisis (2) Urinary Manifestations (3) Nervous ManifestationsIndex of CasesBibliographySubject IndexOther Volumes in this Series