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What are the 5 H's of pheochromocytoma? · INTRODUCTION Pheochromocytoma is a rare neuroendocrine tumor, occurring in less than 02 percent of patients with hypertension In approximately 60 percent of patients, the tumor is discovered incidentally during computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the abdomen for unrelated symptoms The treatment of pheochromocytoma will bePALLOR or FLUSHING of the face, NAUSEA and VOMITING, pain in the CHEST and ABDOMEN, and paresthesias of the extremities The incidence of malignancy is as low as 5% but the pathologic distinction between benign and malignant pheochromocytomas is not Pheochromocytoma Risk Factors Causes And Symptoms 5 h's of pheochromocytoma