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Malignant paraganglioma caused by a novel germline mutation of the succinate dehydrogenase D-gene--a case report.
Head & neck - 1 Jul 2008
Papaspyrou Konstantinos, Rossmann Heidi, Fottner Christian, Weber Matthias M, Mann Wolf, Lackner Karl J, Helling Kai
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Paragangliomas of the head and neck are rare, mostly benign tumors. Approximately 10% to 15% of paragangliomas are caused by mutations in the succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) genes B, C, or D. These are often multifocal as part of paraganglioma syndromes and hormone secreting, and malignant particularly associated with mutations in SDHB. METHODS AND RESULTS: A 29-year-old man was seen with recurrent...
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