PRAP study - Partial versus Radical Adrenalectomy in hereditary Pheochromocytomas.
Kai XuJohan F LangenhuijsenCharlotte L ViëtorRichard A FeeldersTessa M van GinhovenYasir S ElhassanFabio BiolettoMirko Parasiliti CaprinoWouter T ZandeeSchelto KruijffSamuel BackmanTobias ÅkerströmChristina PamporakiNicole BechmannCharlotte Lussey-LepoutreLetizia CanuRebecca V SteenaardNatacha DriessensMarieke VelemaKoen M A DreijerinkAnton F EngelsmanHenri J L M TimmersJoanne M de LaatPublished in: European journal of endocrinology (2024)
In patients with hPCC undergoing PA, local recurrence rates are higher than after RA, but metastasis and disease-specific mortality are similar. Therefore, PA seems a safe method to preserve adrenal function in patients with hPCC, both in cases of synchronous and metachronous bilateral disease, when performed as second operation.