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Pheochromocytoma: an update on genetics and management.
Endocrine-related cancer - 1 Dec 2007
Karagiannis Asterios, Mikhailidis Dimitri P, Athyros Vasilios G, Harsoulis Faidon
Abstract excerpt
Pheochromocytomas (PHEOs) are rare neoplasms that produce catecholamines and usually arise from the adrenal medulla and are considered to be an adrenal paraganglioma (PGL). Closely related tumors of extraadrenal sympathetic and parasympathetic paraganglia are classified as extraadrenal PGLs. Most PHEOs are sporadic, but a significant percentage (approximately 25%) may be found in patients with germline mutations...
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