Bilateral pheochromocytoma and a tumor of the jejunum with neurofibromatosis of type 1
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a hereditary disease with the high frequency of neuroendocrine tumors. This article represents a clinical case of the diagnosed NF1 in a 40-year old patient with the history of bilateral pheocromocytoma and malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the jejunum. Cl...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
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Scientific Research Institute, Ochapovsky Regional Clinical Hospital no. 1
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Инновационная медицина Кубани |
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| Online Access: | https://www.innovmedkub.ru/jour/article/view/232 |
| Summary: | Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a hereditary disease with the high frequency of neuroendocrine tumors. This article represents a clinical case of the diagnosed NF1 in a 40-year old patient with the history of bilateral pheocromocytoma and malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the jejunum. Clinical diagnosis NF1 was suspected on the basis of the typical skin manifestations.The timely diagnosis of NF1 has practical significance as it enables physicians persistently search for neuroendocrine lesions in a such cohort of patients. |
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| ISSN: | 2541-9897 |