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BackgroundHereditary paraganglioma‐pheochromocytoma syndromes (PGL/PCC) are rare tumors arising from neuroendocrine cells.
Methods and ResultsThe proband, a 59‐year‐old white man and his 42‐year‐old elder son had a medical history of bilateral carotid body PGL and both presented for treatment of abdominal PGLs. His 36‐year‐old daughter had excision of recurrent malignant carotid body PGL and vertebral...
BackgroundParagangliomas are benign neoplasms of neuroendocrine origin. It is estimated that from 20% to 50% of these tumors are familial. Mutations in the succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) gene family have been found to be responsible for a significant percentage of familial paragangliomas.
MethodsA 33‐year‐old man who was found to have 3 synchronous primary tumors including a catecholamine‐secreting...
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