Pheochromocytomas Coexisting in Adrenal Gland and Retroperitoneal Space, with Sustained Hypertension

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Abstract
PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA as a cause of hypertension is being more frequently recognized than it was a decade ago. There are several reasons for this:In recent years physicians have become increasingly familiar with the variegated symptom-complex produced by these tumors.The recent trend for complete diagnostic survey in patients with high blood pressure leads occasionally to the discovery of an unsuspected adrenal tumor.Emphasis on the part of many observers that these tumors may produce persistent unremitting hypertension clinically indistinguishable from essential hypertension has led to a greater suspicion of their presence in the study of hypertensive patients.Improved technics in . . .