Bilateral pheochromocytoma: Clinical characteristics, treatment and longitudinal follow-up.

Nana Esi KittahLucinda M GruberIrina BancosOksana HamidiShrikant TamhaneNicole Iñiguez-ArizaDusica Babovic-VuksanovicGeoffrey B ThompsonAida LteifWilliam F YoungDana Erickson

Published in: Clinical endocrinology (2020)

Bilateral pheochromocytoma occurred in 7.0% of adults with pheochromocytoma and 37.5% of paediatric patients. Genetic disease was identified in 80% of patients, predominantly MEN2A. Multicentric tumours were common, but most were still cured following adrenalectomy.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
intensive care unit
emergency department
gene expression
case report
cross sectional
genome wide