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Pediatric patients with pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma should have routine preoperative genetic testing for common susceptibility genes in addition to imaging to detect extra-adrenal and metastatic tumors.
Surgery - 1 Jan 2017
Babic Bruna, Patel Dhaval, Aufforth Rachel, Assadipour Yasmine, Sadowski Samira M, Quezado Martha, Nilubol Naris, Prodanov Tamara, Pacak Karel, Kebebew Electron
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pediatric pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas are rare with limited data on the optimal management approach. The aim of this study was to determine the role of genetic testing and imaging to detect extra-adrenal and/or metastatic tumors in pediatric pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas. METHODS: We performed a retrospective study of 55 patients diagnosed at ≤21 years of age with pheochromocytomas and...
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