Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma in Neurofibromatosis type 1: frequent surgeries and cardiovascular crises indicate the need for screening

BACKGROUND: Pheochromocytomas and Paragangliomas (PCC/PGL) are rare endocrine tumors that are mostly benign, but often hormone producing, causing significant morbidity and mortality due to excess catecholamine secretion and cardiovascular crises. It is estimated that 30% of PCC/PGL are due to germli...

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Autores principales: Petr, Elisabeth Joye, Else, Tobias
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6013983/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29977594
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40842-018-0065-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6013983/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29977594
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40842-018-0065-4

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