endocrine q - dolly123

[ArchivalUser]

A 30-year-old patient presents to a clinician because of intermittent, severe headaches accompanied by perspiration, palpitations, and pallor. Blood pressure on the initial examination was within normal limits, but, when the patient came in later with a headache, it was 180/135 mm Hg. Urinary vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) levels were elevated. Roughly, what percentage of the tumors causing this pattern is malignant?


A. 1%

B. 10%

C. 50%

D. 90%

E. 99%

[ArchivalUser]

bbb

[ArchivalUser]

yes b...rule of 10

[ArchivalUser]

BBBB. PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA Rule of 10's: 10% malignant
10% bilateral
10% extra-adrenal
10% calcify
10% kids
10%familial

[ArchivalUser]

b is right.

[ArchivalUser]

b is rt answer