Natural History and Management of Familial Paraganglioma Syndrome Type 1: Long-Term Data from a Large Family [PDF]
Head and neck paragangliomas are the most common clinical features of familial paraganglioma syndrome type 1 caused by succinate dehydrogenase complex subunit D (SDHD) mutation. The clinical management of this syndrome is still unclear.
Cantisani, Vito +12 more
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Phaeochromocytomas overexpress insulin transcript and produce insulin
Introduction: Phaeochromocytomas are tumours originating in the medulla of the adrenal gland. They produce catecholamines, and some tumours also produce ectopic hormones. Two types of glucose imbalances occur in phaeochromocytoma patients, hyperglycaemia
Ivar Følling +3 more
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Depressed youth, suicidality and antidepressants [PDF]
The document attached has been archived with permission from the editor of the Medical Journal of Australia. An external link to the publisher’s copy is included.Robert D Goldney, Peter R Mansfield, Melissa K Raven, Jon N Jureidini, Joseph M Rey, Michael
Dudley, M. +6 more
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Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy—Is It Any Different in Phaeochromocytoma and Non-Phaeochromocytoma?
Laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) for phaeochromocytoma is a feasible, safe and effective treatment. The effects of associated catecholamine release render LA more challenging, although with comparable morbidity to LA for other diseases of the adrenal ...
Balagopal Nair Tiyadath +3 more
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Half of the patients with phaeochromocytoma have glucose intolerance which could be life-threatening as well as causing postoperative hypoglycemia. Glucose intolerance is due to impaired insulin secretion and/or increased insulin resistance.
Ichiro Abe +3 more
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The suppression of DNA repair induced by PARP-1 inhibitors rucaparib and olaparib in combination with the radiopharmaceutical 131I-MIBG in noradrenaline transporter-expressing xenograft tumors [PDF]
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Gaze, Mark N. +4 more
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Metastatic Malignant Phaeochromocytoma: A Rare Entity that Underlies a Therapeutic Quandary
Phaeochromocytoma is a rare condition that provides a diagnostic challenge as a result of its variable presentation. Treatment of metastatic malignant phaeochromocytoma is also not well defined owing to its rarity. We present four such cases and a review
Wei-Hwang Wan +3 more
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Pheochromocytoma – clinical manifestations, diagnosis and current perioperative management [PDF]
Pheochromocytoma is a neuroendocrine tumor characterized by the excessive production of catecholamines (epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine). The diagnosis is suspected due to hypertensive paroxysms, associated with vegetative phenomena, due to the
Bratu, Ovidiu G +6 more
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Analysis of short-term blood pressure variability in pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma patients [PDF]
Data on short-term blood pressure variability (BPV), which is a well-established cardiovascular prognostic tool, in pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PPGL) patients is still lack and conflicting.
Bisogni, V. +14 more
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Bowel perforation complicating an ACTH-secreting phaeochromocytoma
ACTH-secreting phaeochromocytoma (ASP) is a rare cause of ACTH-dependent Cushing’s syndrome (CS). We report the case of a 63-year-old female presenting with CS secondary to an ASP complicated by bowel perforation.
Elise Flynn +7 more
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