Extra-Adrenal Pheochromocytoma Presenting with Life-Threatening Ventricular Tachycardia: A Case Report

Extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma develops in paraganglion chromaffin cells of the sympathetic nervous system. It probably represents at least 15% of adult and 30% of childhood pheochromocytomas. Although electrocardiographic abnormalities occur in up to 75% of patients with pheochromocytoma, there are...

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Main Authors: Wei-Ming Li, Chun-Hsiung Huang, Chin-Ming Su, Wen-Jeng Wu, Yii-Her Chou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2004-12-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09702682