Disease-modifying polymorphisms and C609Y mutation of RET associated with high penetrance of phaeochromocytoma and low rate of MTC in MEN2A [PDF]
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports, 2016 Mutations of the rearranged during transfection (RET) proto-oncogene, located on chromosome 10q11.2, cause multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A (MEN2A).
Rowena Speak +3 more
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Pitfalls of Adrenal Washout on CT in the Adult Population: A Pictorial Review [PDF]
DiagnosticsAdrenal washout CT (AWCT) is a well-established reference standard for differentiating adenomas from non-adenomas and has been widely adopted in clinical practice for over three decades.
Benjamin Hao Bai Tay +1 more
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Preoperative first-line amlodipine in phaeochromocytoma/paraganglioma: perioperative haemodynamic instability and its predictors [PDF]
Endocrine ConnectionsObjectives: Preoperative alpha blockade is recommended for phaeochromocytomas and paragangliomas (PPGLs), whereas evidence for calcium channel blockers remains limited.
Chandramouli L +13 more
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Thyroid storm in the shadows of multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) 2A: a case of overlapping endocrine emergencies [PDF]
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal MedicineThyroid storm is observed in patients with untreated Graves’ disease, typically triggered by stressors such as acute illness or recent surgery. This case presents a female with acute metabolic encephalopathy initially attributed to drug overdose and ...
Ridda Khattak +5 more
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A potentially dangerous case of mistaken identity: giant asymptomatic composite phaeochromocytoma [PDF]
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case ReportsSmall clinically silent phaeochromocytoma (PCC) can be identified in modern clinical practice as apparent adrenal incidentaloma or during screening of patients with familial tumour syndromes.
Annabelle G Hayes, Morton G Burt
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Anaesthetic management of a dog undergoing unilateral adrenalectomy for phaeochromocytoma excision using a partial intravenous anaesthetic protocol [PDF]
Open Veterinary JournalBackground: The anaesthetic management of adrenalectomies for phaeochromocytoma excision, a catecholamine secreting tumour, is challenging due to the potential for fatal complications following severe haemodynamic variations, including hypertensive ...
Morgane Gavet, Stephane Junot
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Retroperitoneal bronchogenic cyst masquerading as an adrenal incidentaloma [PDF]
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case ReportsSummary: Bronchogenic cysts, developmental malformations of the primitive foregut, extremely rarely occur in the retroperitoneum. Here, we present a retroperitoneal bronchogenic cyst presenting as an adrenal incidentaloma and masquerading clinically as a
Trevor Tam +7 more
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Pheochromocytoma due to a novel SDHD variant presenting as unilateral visual loss
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports, 2021 A 53-year-old female presented to a tertiary ophthalmology referral centre complaining of unilateral painless loss of vision. Subsequent assessment revealed malignant hypertension causing right-sided cystoid macular oedema. During the course of secondary
Clare Miller +6 more
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Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports, 2021 Phaeochromocytoma is a rare catecholamine-producing tumour. We present the case of phaeochromocytoma in a young man with a background history of a double-lung transplant for cystic fibrosis (CF).
David Joseph Tansey +5 more
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An unusual and interesting case of phaeochromocytoma
Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research, 2020 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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