Left sided cervical and thoracic malignant extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-86739
ABSTRACT
Extra-adrenal Pheochromocytomas are rare entities. High index of suspicion among diastolic hypertensives followed by screening test for 24-hour urinary catecholamine level helps in diagnosis. 123I MIBG scintigraphy is specific for tumour localisation and surgical debulking of tumour or 131I MIBG therapy are alternative modes of treatment.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Humans
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Male
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Adult
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3-Iodobenzylguanidine
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Iodine Radioisotopes
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Lymphatic Metastasis
Language:
English
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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