ESPE Abstracts

Pheochromocytoma (PCC) is a rare tumor arising from the adrenal medulla as well as extra-adrenal paraganglion system and secreting catecholamines causing severe hypertension in children. The gold standard for diagnosis is the measurement of free plasma levels of metanephrines while management evaluates the location and size of the tumor and possible metastatic lesions. Preoperative treatment with alpha blockers, beta blockers and tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitors improves safety...

Keywords: recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH), growth hormone deficiency (GHD), short statureBackground: Recombinant growth hormone is used for the treatment of growth hormone deficiency. In children treated early, catch-up growth is excellent, with a normal final height. A final height gain of 30 cm can be expected on average. However, it has long been recognized that there is variability in the magnitude of individ...