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Pheochromocytoma (PHEO) currently is considered to be malignant due to metastatic potential. One of the most common familial forms of PHEO is multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome (MEN) type 2. The penetrance of PHEO in MEN2 syndrome is up to 50% of cases.
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December 2024
Internal Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Pensacola, USA.
Extra-adrenal pheochromocytomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors originating outside the adrenal glands and can pose significant diagnostic challenges due to their variable presentations. This report highlights a case of an extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma masquerading as a pancreatic head malignancy. We underscore the importance of considering extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma in the differential diagnosis of pancreatic masses, particularly when biochemical or clinical features suggest catecholamine excess.
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January 2025
"Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Neurofibromatosis is a genetic disorder arising de novo or with an autosomal dominant transmission that typically presents either at birth or in early childhood, manifesting through distinctive clinical features such as multiple café-au-lait spots, benign tumors in the skin, bone enlargement, and deformities. This literature review aims to resume the spectrum of maternal and fetal complications encountered in pregnant women with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). Thorough research was conducted on databases such as Web of Science, PubMed, Science Direct, Google Scholar, and Wiley Online Library.
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January 2025
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Nagpur, Room No 443, OPD Block, 4th Floor, Plot-2, Sector-20, Mihan, Nagpur, 441108, Maharashtra, India.
Acta Endocrinol (Buchar)
January 2025
All India Institute of Medical Science, Department of Pathology & Lab Medicine, Mangalagiri, Guntur, India.
Unlabelled: Urinary Bladder paraganglioma accounts for 0.06% of all bladder tumors and 1% of all pheochromocytoma. Most tumors are localized at the dome or trigone and are unifocal.
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