Hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis due to WDHA syndrome caused by VIP-producing composite pheochromocytoma: A case in neurofibromatosis type 1

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 559-563

  Onozawa, Masahiro ^a,b   Fukuhara, Takashi ^a   Minoguchi, Madoka ^a   Takahata, Mutsumi ^a   Yamamoto, Yasushi ^a   Miyake, Takayoshi ^a   Kanagawa, Koichi ^a   Kanda, Makoto ^a   Maekawa, Isao ^a  

^a ASAHIKAWA CITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Composite pheochromocytoma; Hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis; Neurofibromin; Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide; Watery diarrhea, hypokalemia and achlorhydria syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; MUSCLE ENZYME; NEUROFIBROMIN; POTASSIUM; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ADRENAL SCINTISCANNING; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAFE AU LAIT SPOT; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CATECHOLAMINE SYNTHESIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GANGLIONEUROMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; JAPAN; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEURAL CREST; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SCHWANN CELL; WATERY DIARRHEA HYPOKALEMIA ACHLORHYDIA SYNDROME;

3-IODOBENZYLGUANIDINE; ACHLORHYDRIA; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 27644565919     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: 14653621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyi139     Document Type: Article

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