Pheochromocytomas are rare tumors that may have variable presentations. The presentation may depend on the type of catecholamine secreted, whether there is a paraneoplastic syndrome or not, or some other factor which may not be well understood. One rare presentation is a pheochromocytoma multisystem crisis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPost-transplant lymphoproliferative diseases (PTLD) are a group of lymphoid disorders that occur in the setting of solid organ or hematopoietic transplantation. Risk factors for the development of PTLD include type of organ transplanted, degree/duration of T-cell immunosuppression, and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) status. After initial infection, EBV lies dormant in memory B-cells and persists at low levels throughout the lifetime.
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