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Pheochromocytomas and extra-adrenal paragangliomas detected by screening in patients with SDHD-associated head-and-neck paragangliomas.
Endocrine-related cancer - 1 Jun 2009
Havekes B, van der Klaauw A A, Weiss M M, Jansen J C, van der Mey A G L, Vriends A H J T, Bonsing B A, Romijn J A, Corssmit E P M
Abstract excerpt
Patients with SDHD-associated head-and-neck paragangliomas (HNP) are at risk for developing pheochromocytomas for which screening has been advised. To assess clinical, biochemical, and radiological outcomes of screening in a large single-center cohort of SDHD-positive patients with HNP and to address the necessity for repetitive follow-up, we evaluated 93 patients with SDHD-associated HNP (p.Asp92Tyr,...
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