Benign pheochromocytomas can return to normal after surgery, and the 5-year survival rate for malignant metastases is about 45%.
Benign pheochromocytoma is curable secondary to hypertension, and most patients can return to normal after removal of the tumor. The incidence of malignant pheochromocytoma is less than 10%, and the tumor is often very large. The prognosis of malignant pheochromocytoma that has metastasized is variable, with the heaviest cases dying within a few months and a few living for more than 10 years, and the 5-year survival rate is about 45%.
Early diagnosis of pheochromocytoma is very important, and undiagnosed individuals are at great potential risk of inducing hypertensive crisis or shock with medications, anesthesia, childbirth, and surgery. Typical episodes of pheochromocytoma are characterized by paroxysms of elevated blood pressure with tachycardia, headache, sweating, and pallor.
When symptoms appear, it is necessary to go to the hospital in time, and standardized treatment is carried out after clear diagnosis.