Phaeochromocytoma: diagnosis and management.

a large general hospital will admit on average one such individual per year. However, despite its rarity, phaeochromocytoma attracts more than usual interest and awareness amongst physicians because, in common with a few other conditions such as infective endocarditis and Addison's disease, it combines lethal potential if untreated with possible cure in the majority if diagnosed. The need for maintaining a high index of suspicion is emphasized by the continuing small number of deaths attributable to undiagnosed tumours which