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What determines mortality in malignant pheochromocytoma? - Report of a case with eighteen-year survival and review of the literature.
Archives of endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jan 2000
Andrade Matheus de Oliveira, Cunha Vinícius Santos da, Oliveira Dayana Carla de, Moraes Olívia Laquis de, Lofrano-Porto Adriana
Abstract excerpt
Pheochromocytoma (PCC) is a tumor derived from adrenomedullary chromaffin cells. Prognosis of malignant PCC is generally poor due to local recurrence or metastasis. We aim to report a case of malignant PCC with 18-year survival and discuss which factors may be related to mortality and long-term survival in malignant pheochromocytoma. The patient, a 45-year-old man, reported sustained arterial hypertension with...
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