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Catecholamine-secreting carotid body paraganglioma: successful preoperative control of hypertension and clinical symptoms using high-dose long-acting octreotide
A 48-year-old hypertensive and diabetic patient presented with a 10-year history of progressive right facial pain, tinnitus, hearing loss, sweating, and palpitations. Investigations revealed a 5.6 cm vascular tumor at the carotid bifurcation. Her blood pressure (BP) was 170/110, on lisinopril 20 mg...
Autores principales: | Elshafie, Omayma, Al Badaai, Yahya, Alwahaibi, Khalifa, Qureshi, Asim, Hussein, Samir, Al Azzri, Faisal, Almamari, Ali, Woodhouse, Ncholas |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Bioscientifica Ltd
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4120363/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25136449 http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-14-0051 |
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