Extra-adrenal composite phaeochromocytoma/neuroblastoma in a 15-month-old child

A 15-month-old boy was diagnosed with malignant hypertension caused by a catecholamine excreting retroperitoneal paraganglioma consisting of a composite phaeochromocytoma/differentiating neuroblastoma. After alpha-blockade the tumor was excised. No adjuvant treatment was given, and he is doing well...

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Main Authors: Tom Monclair, Ellen Ruud, Henrik Holmstrøm, Ingegerd Aagenæs, Marius Asplin, Klaus Beiske
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-08-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576615000895