Phaeochromocytoma in a 20-year-old Nigerian, resolving the dilemma of benignity or malignancy

Pheochromocytomas are rare tumors that present a diagnostic challenge in developing countries. They occur in the adrenal gland and as paragangliomas along the sympathetic chain. Clinical features are usually those of sustained or paroxysmal hypertension and complications thereof. Surgical extirpatio...

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Main Authors: Fred O. Ugwumba, Okechukwu C. Okafor, Agharighom David Okoh, Obinna Virginus Ajuzieogu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-01-01
Series:Clinics and Practice
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Online Access:https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/234