Laparoscopically Resected Composite Pheochromocytoma-Ganglioneuroma
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Extra-adrenal composite pheochromocytoma-ganglioneuroma.
Composite tumors containing pheochromocytoma and ganglioneuroma are rare tumors typically arising in the adrenal glands. Very few were reported outside of the adrenals. We present the case of a middle-aged woman with a retroperitoneal mass that was discovered when she complained of local signs of compression and systemic signs of catecholamine hypersecretion. On pathology the mass was composed ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Endocrinology and Metabolism
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2093-596X
DOI: 10.3803/enm.2011.26.4.340