Diagnosis and treatment of a diaphragmatic pheochromocytoma: A case report

Ectopic pheochromocytomas, the incidence of which is >15%, can occur throughout the entire body but seldom on the diaphragm. Surgery may the first-choice treatment for ectopic pheochromocytomas. We herein describe a 61-year-old woman with an atopic diaphragmatic pheochromocytoma. She had a 7-year history of paroxysmal headaches, palpitations, and hypertension with no obvious causes; these symptoms were alleviated by nifedipine and metoprolol....