Human Tumours Secreting Catecholamines

IntroductionHistorical and GeneralClinical Features Chapter I. Cardiovascular Manifestations Paroxysmal Hypertensive Crises Permanent Arterial Hypertension Chapter II. Metabolic and Endocrine Manifestations Thyroid Manifestations Disturbances of Glycoregulation Various Endocrine and Metabolic Manifestations Chapter III. Unusual Clinical Manifestations and Complications Unusual Semeiological Features Asymptomatic Forms Cardiovascular Complications Major Circulatory Accidents Chapter IV. Anatomical Forms Non-Expansive Intra-Suprarenal Pheochromocytoma Extra-Suprarenal Pheochromocytomas Para-Aortic Pheochromocytomas Intrathoracic Pheochromocytomas Urinary Bladder Pheochromocytomas Multiple Pheochromocytomas Malignant Pheochromocytomas Chapter V. Inherited Forms and Pheochromocytomas in Children and Pregnant Women Familial Pheochromocytoma Pheochromocytoma and Neurofibromatosis Pheochromocytoma in Children Pheochromocytoma and Pregnancy Benign Pheochromocytoma Associated with CancerDiagnosis and Treatment Chapter I. Diagnosis Clinical Stage Pharmacodynamic Stage Estimation of the Secretory Products of the Tumor and Their Metabolites Routine Methods of Estimation for the Diagnosis of Pheochromocytoma Radiological Stage Diagnosis: Summing-Up and Conclusions Chapter II. Treatment Medical Treatment Surgical Treatment Treatment of Malignant PheochromocytomasAnatomical and Biological Investigations Chapter I. Pathological Anatomy General Considerations Staining Reactions Cytological Examination Malignant Pheochromocytoma Histological Renal Lesions Chapter II. Biological Investigations Methods of Preparation Extraction of the Hormones Hormone Content of Tumors Dynamics of Tumor Secretion The Biological Basis for Clinical Signs Histochemical ProblemsPhysiopathology General Secretory Behavior of the Tumor Cardiovascular Symptoms (1) Permanent Hypertension (2) Forms without Arterial Hypertension (3) Paroxysmal Accesses of Hypertension (4) Cardiac Manifestations (5) Arterial Lesions (6) Polyglobulia Endocrine and Metabolic Manifestations (1) Hyperglycemia (2) Intensified Exchange and Basal Metabolism (3) Thyroid Manifestations Miscellaneous Manifestations (1) The Sweating Crisis (2) Urinary Manifestations (3) Nervous ManifestationsIndex of CasesBibliographySubject IndexOther Volumes in this Series