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Rare Association Between Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Adrenocortical Carcinoma. [PDF]
Axial slice CT abdomen pelvis with portal venous contrast, revealing a well circumscribed 22 × 20 × 22 mm left adrenocortical adenocarcinoma (ACC) in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). ABSTRACT Although rare, adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) should be considered in individuals with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) presenting with adrenal ...
Pluim Z +6 more
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An unusual and interesting case of phaeochromocytoma
Phaeochromocytomas are catecholamine-secreting tumours that arise from chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla. The common age of onset is between the third and fifth decades of life.
Sravanthi Guduru +3 more
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Unilateral and Bilateral Adrenalectomy for Pheochromocytoma Requires Adjustment of Urinary and Plasma Metanephrine Reference Ranges [PDF]
Context: Follow-up after adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma is recommended because of a recurrence risk. During follow-up, plasma and/or urinary metanephrine (MN) and normetanephrine (NMN) are interpreted using reference ranges obtained in healthy ...
de Jong, Wilhelmina H. A. +8 more
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Microchip electrophoresis bioanalytical applications [PDF]
Microchip electrophoresis (MCE) is a novel analytical technique resulting from miniaturization of capillary electrophoresis (CE) to a planar microfabricated separation device.
Vlcková, Markéta
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Several studies argued that cardiovascular evaluation of patients with nonfunctioning adrenal incidentaloma is of particular importance. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the possibility of stratifying the cardiometabolic risk using metanephrine levels in ...
Mirko Parasiliti-Caprino +12 more
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Transient hypercortisolism and symptomatic hyperthyroidism associated to primary hyperparathyroidism in an elderly patient: case report and literature review. [PDF]
Background: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is often found on routine blood tests, at a relatively asymptomatic stage. However many studies suggest different systemic effects related to PHPT, which could be enhanced by an abnormal cortisol release due
Armanini, Decio +6 more
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Aim. To investigate the presence of statistically significant correlations between clinical and laboratory characteristics and features of contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) images, as well as to assess the possibility of predicting group ...
Natalia V. Tarbaeva +8 more
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Synchronous bilateral pheochromocytomas and paraganglioma with novel germline mutation in MAX: a case report [PDF]
BackgroundRecent advance of genetic testing has contributed to the diagnosis of hereditary pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PPGL). The clinical characteristics of hereditary PPGL are varying among the types of mutational genes.
Adachi Yayoi +13 more
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Abstract Background Pediatric urinary bladder paraganglioma is an exceptionally rare neuroendocrine tumor arising from chromaffin cells within the detrusor muscle. Due to its rarity and variable presentation, early diagnosis can be challenging, often requiring a high index of clinical suspicion and multimodal evaluation.
Shameer Tahir +2 more
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We report a case of elderly Chinese lady with neurofibromatosis type-1 presenting with longstanding palpitation, paroxysmal hypertension and osteoporosis.
Cheuk-Lik Wong +2 more
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