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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… 
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Abdominal PainAdrenal Gland DiseasesAdrenal GlandsBilateral pheochromocytoma and islet cell adenoma of the pancreas

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Adrenal Gland NeoplasmsNeoplasms

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Pheochromocytoma, Extra-Adrenal

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Review
2014
Review
2014
Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma: an endocrine society clinical practice guideline.
OBJECTIVE The aim was to formulate clinical practice guidelines for pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PPGL). PARTICIPANTS The… 
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… 
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… 
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… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Gene mutations in the succinate dehydrogenase subunit SDHB cause susceptibility to familial pheochromocytoma and to familial paraganglioma.
The pheochromocytomas are an important cause of secondary hypertension. Although pheochromocytoma susceptibility may be… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Opposing Effects of ERK and JNK-p38 MAP Kinases on Apoptosis
Apoptosis plays an important role during neuronal development, and defects in apoptosis may underlie various neurodegenerative… 
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… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Induction of c-fos-like protein in spinal cord neurons following sensory stimulation
It has been suggested that the proto-oncogenes c-fos and c-myc participate in the control of genetic events which lead to the… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Scintigraphic localization of pheochromocytoma.
We used a new radiopharmaceutical agent, [131I]meta-iodobenzylguanidine ([131I]MIBG), to produce scintigraphic images of… 
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… 
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