paraganglioma pheochromocytoma |症状和原因
paraganglioma/pheochromocytoma的症状是什么?
paraganglioma/pheochromocytoma(PCC和PGLS)的症状可能因儿童而异,并且取决于肿瘤的位置以及是否产生激素。症状可能模仿其他更常见的疾病。
对于PCC/PGL,最常见的症状是:
- high blood pressure
- 快速脉冲
- 心pal
- headache
- dizziness
- poor weight gain despite good appetite
- abdominal pain
- 恶心
- vomiting
- pale skin
- clammy skin
- sweating
- growth failure
因为许多症状也可以指向其他疾病,所以生孩子很重要diagnosed立即由合格的医学专家。
是什么导致PCC/PGLS?
Sometimes, tumors emerge with no known cause. Some result from a mix of genetic and environmental factors, while others are linked to inherited conditions.
与PGL和PCC相关的疾病的示例包括遗传性副神经胶质瘤 - 细胞瘤综合征,neurofibromatosis,,,,von Hippel-Lindau disease,多内分泌肿瘤综合征,,,,tuberous sclerosis,,,,Sturge-Weber综合征,,,,and ataxia-telangiectasia.
paraganglioma pheochromocytoma |Diagnosis & Treatments
How are paraganglioma/pheochromocytoma diagnosed?
治疗孩子的第一步是形成准确而完整的诊断。您孩子的医师可能会订购许多不同的测试,包括:
- physical exam and complete medical history.
- 血液和尿液检查。
- biopsy
- 磁共振成像(MRI)
- computerized tomography scan (CT/CAT scan)
- 分子测试以确定肿瘤是否与特定基因相关
您的医生可能会根据孩子的个人情况与您讨论其他诊断测试。在完成所有必要的测试之后,我们的专家开会以审查并讨论他们对您孩子状况的了解。然后,我们将与您和您的家人会面,讨论结果并概述最佳的治疗选择。
What are the treatment options for paraganglioma/pheochromocytoma?
paraganglioma或嗜铬细胞瘤的治疗将取决于孩子肿瘤的位置和类型。您孩子的医生可能建议手术,包括活检,腹腔镜检查或胸腔镜检查。Sometimes before removing a pheochromocytoma, your child’s physician may prescribe medicine to control high blood pressure.There are also some newer agents that are being investigated to reduce the need for big surgeries for advanced paragangliomas.