TY - JOUR T1 - Pheochromocytoma manifesting with shock presents a clinical paradox: a case report JF - Canadian Medical Association Journal JO - CMAJ SP - 923 LP - 925 VL - 157 IS - 7 AU - J. Ford AU - F. Rosenberg AU - N. Chan Y1 - 1997/10/01 UR - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/157/7/923.abstract N2 - A 46-year-old man presented with shock and adult respiratory distress syndrome. Investigations revealed an adrenal mass that was diagnosed, by fine-needle aspiration biopsy, as pheochromocytoma. Because biopsy is contraindicated in patients with pheochromocytoma, this confusing presentation underscores the value of excluding this diagnosis by biochemical means before performing fine-needle aspiration of adrenal tumours. ER -