Familial pheochromocytoma / Nabia Idaam Mustapa Albakari

Here we presented a case of a young boy who presented with familial pheochromocytoma. Pheochromocytoma is a catecholamine-secreting tumor and is very rare. It is critical not to miss or delay the diagnosis as it is potentially life threatening from the complications of malignant hypertension and if treated is curable. A missed diagnosis as in this case had landed him with a hypertensive crisis which could have been avoided if it was diagnosed and investigated earlier. This could lead to fatal outcomes such as myocardial infarction, stroke, cardiac arrhythmia, renal failure and dissecting aneurysm.