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Multiple catecholamine-secreting paragangliomas: diagnosis after hemorrhagic stroke in a young woman.
Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists - 1 Apr 2008
Petramala Luigi, Cavallaro Giuseppe, Polistena Andrea, Cotesta Dario, Verrienti Antonella, Ciardi Antonio, Lucia Piernatale, Filetti Sebastiano, D'Erasmo Emilio, De Toma Giorgio, Letizia Claudio
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OBJECTIVE: To describe a case of multiple catecholamine-secreting paragangliomas, with a hemorrhagic stroke as the main clinical manifestation. METHODS: We present a case report with clinical, laboratory, histologic, and genetic details. RESULTS: A 23-year-old woman with a history of hypertension treated with orally administered medications presented to our emergency department because of sudden onset of...
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