Abstract
Pheochromocytomas (PHEOs) are neuroendocrine catecholamine-producing tumors that shown hypertension as the most common medical complication. Usually, PHEOS are sporadic and about 30% of these tumors harbor germinative mutations in genes like RET, VHL, SDHB, SDHC e SDHD. The von Hippel-Lindau disease is caused by mutations in VHL gene. The proteins codified by SDHB, SDHC e SDHD genes are m…