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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2012-01-01
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Series: | Clinics and Practice |
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Online Access: | https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/234 |