Acute coronary syndrome: a rare case of multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes with pheochromocytoma and medullary thyroid carcinoma

Acute coronary syndrome: a rare case of multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes with pheochromocytoma and medullary thyroid carcinoma

Pheochromocytoma is a tumor arising from neuroectodermal chromaffin tissues in the adrenal gland or extra-adrenal paraganglia (paragangliomas). The prevalence of the tumor is 0.1%-0.6% in the hypertensive population, of which 10%-20% are malignant. Pheochromocytoma produces, stores, and secretes cat...

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Main Authors: Alessadro Maloberti, Paolo Meani, Roberto Pirola, Marisa Varrenti, Marco Boniardi, Anna Maria De Biase, Paola Vallerio, Edgardo Bonacina, Giuseppe Mancia, Paola Loli, Cristina Giannattasio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: China Anti-Cancer Association 2015-09-01
Series:Cancer Biology & Medicine
Subjects:
Secondary hypertension
pheochromocytoma
echocardiography
medullary thyroid carcinoma
multiple endocrine neoplasia
Online Access:http://www.cancerbiomed.org/index.php/cocr/article/view/876

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