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Hemodynamic instability during resection of pheochromocytoma in MEN versus non-MEN patients.
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PMID:  21498631     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Objective: Hemodynamic (HD) instability still underlies difficulties during pheochromocytoma resection. Little is known about HD instability in patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type 2-related pheochromocytoma. Our aim was to assess differences in hemodynamics during pheochromocytoma resection between MEN2 and non-MEN patients. In addition, we sought to identify risk factors for intraoperative HD instability. Design: retrospective cohort study Methods: 22 MEN2 and 34 non-MEN patients underwent 61 pheochromocytoma resections at the University Medical Center Utrecht between 2000 and 2010. All MEN2-related pheochromocytomas were diagnosed through annual screening. HD instability was assessed by measuring the frequency of hypotensive (mean arterial BP (MABP) <60 mmHg) and/or hypertensive (systolic arterial BP (SABP) >200 mmHg) episodes. Results: Compared to non-MEN patients, MEN2 patients were younger at diagnosis, had less symptoms, lower hormone levels and smaller tumors. Intraoperatively, MEN2 patients had a similar frequency of hypertensive episodes (1.3 versus 1.9, p=0.162, -6.7-35.4 95%CI) and a similar maximum SABP (200 versus 220 mmHg, p=0.180, -9.7-50.5 95%CI). However, MEN2 patients experienced less frequent (1.04 versus 2.6, p=0.003, 0.57-2.6 95%CI) and less severe hypotensive episodes after tumor resection (lowest MABP: 52.5 versus 45.6 mmHg, p=0.015, -12.6--1.16 95%CI). Tumor size was an independent risk factor for HD instability for the total group after multivariate analysis. Conclusion: MEN2 patients with pheochromocytoma, despite their smaller tumors, do not distinguish themselves from non-MEN patients in terms of hypertensive episodes during pheochromocytoma resection. Therefore, pretreatment with alfa-and beta-blockade remains the standard of care in MEN2- as well as in non-MEN related pheochromocytoma.
Authors:
Anouk Scholten; Menno R Vriens; Geertjan Cromheecke; Inne Hm Borel Rinkes; Gerlof D Valk
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Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-4-15
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of endocrinology / European Federation of Endocrine Societies     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1479-683X     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-4-18     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  9423848     Medline TA:  Eur J Endocrinol     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
A Scholten, Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, 3584CX, Netherlands.
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