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Malignant paraganglioma associated with succinate dehydrogenase subunit B in an 8-year-old child: the age of first screening?
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Jun 2009
Prodanov Tamara, Havekes Bas, Nathanson Katherine L, Adams Karen T, Pacak Karel
Abstract excerpt
Several studies have shown that patients with succinate dehydrogenase subunit B (SDHB) mutations have a very high risk for developing malignant paragangliomas. However, there is no consensus of what age screening for paragangliomas should start. We report a case of an 8-year-old white girl with a...
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