Pheochromocytoma

Known as: CHROMAFFINOMA, MEDULLARY, Pheochromocytoma, adrenal, pheochromocytoma syndrome 
A usually benign, well-encapsulated, lobular, vascular tumor of chromaffin tissue of the ADRENAL MEDULLA or sympathetic paraganglia. The cardinal… (More)
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Abdominal PainAdrenal Gland DiseasesAdrenal GlandsBilateral pheochromocytoma and islet cell adenoma of the pancreas
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Exome sequencing identifies MAX mutations as a cause of hereditary pheochromocytoma
Hereditary pheochromocytoma (PCC) is often caused by germline mutations in one of nine susceptibility genes described to date… (More)
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Germline mutations in TMEM127 confer susceptibility to pheochromocytoma
Pheochromocytomas, which are catecholamine-secreting tumors of neural crest origin, are frequently hereditary. However, the… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Pheochromocytoma: recommendations for clinical practice from the First International Symposium
The First International Symposium on Pheochromocytoma, held in October 2005, included discussions about developments concerning… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Clinical presentation and penetrance of pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma syndromes.
CONTEXT The identification of mutations in genes encoding peptides of succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) in pheochromocytoma… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Genetic testing in pheochromocytoma or functional paraganglioma.
PURPOSE To assess the yield and the clinical value of systematic screening of susceptibility genes for patients with… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Germ-line mutations in nonsyndromic pheochromocytoma.
BACKGROUND The group of susceptibility genes for pheochromocytoma that included the proto-oncogene RET (associated with multiple… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Biochemical diagnosis of pheochromocytoma: which test is best?
CONTEXT Diagnosis of pheochromocytoma depends on biochemical evidence of catecholamine production by the tumor. However, the best… (More)
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Adrenomedullin: a novel hypotensive peptide isolated from human pheochromocytoma.
A novel hypotensive peptide was discovered in human pheochromocytoma by monitoring the elevating activity of platelet cAMP. Since… (More)
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Review
1992
Review
1992
Extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma.
Extra-adrenal pheochromocytomas may arise in any portion of the paraganglion system, although they most commonly occur below the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Establishment of a noradrenergic clonal line of rat adrenal pheochromocytoma cells which respond to nerve growth factor.
A single cell clonal line which responds reversibly to nerve growth factor (NGF) has been established from a transplantable rat… (More)
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