Talk:Pheochromocytoma

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This is a very unusual disorder and i believe it to be hereditary. I also will make the assuption that having this disease causes people to have a least one other disease from this disorder. This disease has not really been publically talked about wonder how many people get this disease and who is it passed from

The MEN 2/3 disorder which is one of the causes is indeed hereditary, although i think it is more likely to be a multifactorial condition than a purely genetic one. I was also under the impression that 1st line treatment was adrenalectomy, and not tumour removal as stated here.

The National Cancer Institute points out that this is a rare disease, with only 800 cases per year diagnosed in the USA. That should be pointed out in the article so people with common conditions (like generalized anxiety disorder) do not read this article and think they have a tumor. 71.112.16.187 05:44, 7 February 2007 (UTC)