Pheochromocytomas and secreting paragangliomas
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Catecholamine-producing tumors may arise in the adrenal medulla (pheochromocytomas) or in extraadrenal chromaffin cells (secreting paragangliomas). Their prevalence is about 0.1% in patients with hypertension and 4% in patients with a fortuitously discovered adre...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-12-01
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| Series: | Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.OJRD.com/content/1/1/49 |