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Paraganglioma of the carotid body: treatment strategy and SDH-gene mutations.
European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery - 1 May 2013
Fruhmann J, Geigl J B, Konstantiniuk P, Cohnert T U
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to review treatment results in patients with paraganglioma (PGL) of the neck presenting as carotid body tumour, long-term follow-up and relevance of genetic testing for succinate dehydrogenase (SDH)-gene mutations. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data and prospective genetic analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Over a 25-year period (1987-2011) 50...
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