ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 6

Pheochromocytoma and Sudden Death as a Result of Cerebral Infarction in Turner's Syndrome: Report of a Case
Knisely, AS
staff pathologist, Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA

Sweeney, K
Deputy chief medical examiner, Office of the State Medical Examiner, RI

Ambler, MW
Associate professor of pathology, Brown University, RI

(Received 9 January 1988; accepted 25 January 1988)

Abstract

Various etiologies for hypertension in Turner's syndrome, a common feature of the disorder, are well recognized. Pheochromocytoma is not among them. A young woman with Turner's syndrome, recently diagnosed with hypertension, died suddenly and unexpectedly. A hemorrhagic cerebral infarct and an adrenal gland pheochromocytoma were found at necropsy. This is the first reported case of pheochromocytoma associated with Turner's syndrome.

Keywords:
pathology and biology, pheochromocytoma, Turner's syndrome, hypertension, death, cerebral infarction

Paper ID: JFS12597J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS12597J
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