Does pheochromocytoma cause back pain?

Pheochromocytoma can cause low back pain. The symptoms of low back pain are mainly caused by the increase of tumor size and the compression of adjacent tissues. Pheochromocytoma mainly occurs in the adrenal medulla tumor, the tumor is generally larger, with the increase of tumor volume, the adjacent lumbar nerve root, lumbar large muscle and other compression, which will cause pain and discomfort in the low back, but low back pain is not the main symptom of pheochromocytoma, and not every patient will have the corresponding performance. The main symptoms of pheochromocytoma are paroxysmal hypertension and metabolic disorders of the organs related to its secretion function, and abdominal masses caused by the tumor’s continuous enlargement. It is necessary to go to the clinic for examination to determine the specific condition, and then do standardized treatment under the guidance of the clinician.