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Adrenal ganglioneuroma in a patient presenting with severe hypertension and diarrhea.
1 Mar 2003
Abstract excerpt
Ganglioneuromas (GNs) are neural crest cell-derived tumors and rarely occur in the adrenal gland. There are presently no markers that can reliably distinguish benign and malignant neuroendocrine tumors. Here we describe a 63-year-old woman who developed sudden chest pain and hypertension combined with increased stool frequency. An incidental adrenal mass 5 cm in size with a bright signal on T2-weighted magnetic...
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