Case Report: Pheochromocytoma and Synchronous Neuroblastoma in a Family With Hereditary Pheochromocytoma Associated With a MAX Deleterious Variant

Case Report: Pheochromocytoma and Synchronous Neuroblastoma in a Family With Hereditary Pheochromocytoma Associated With a MAX Deleterious Variant

IntroductionPheochromocytomas are rare catecholamine-producing neuroendocrine tumours arising from chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla or extra-adrenal sympathetic paraganglia. Recent studies have indicated that up to 40% of pheochromocytomas could be attributable to an inherited germline varian...

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Main Authors: Diana Borges Duarte, Lia Ferreira, Ana P. Santos, Cláudia Costa, Jorge Lima, Catarina Santos, Mariana Afonso, Manuel R. Teixeira, Rui Carvalho, Maria Helena Cardoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
MAX gene
pheochromocytoma
hereditary
neuroblastoma
paraganglioma
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2021.609263/full

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