COMPOSITE ADRENAL PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA-GANGLIONEUROMA IN AN ADULT PATIENT

Erem C., Civan N., Fidan M., Cobanoglu U., Kangul F., Ersoz H. O., ...More

ACTA ENDOCRINOLOGICA-BUCHAREST, vol.10, no.1, pp.140-149, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 10 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.4183/aeb.2014.140
  • Journal Name: ACTA ENDOCRINOLOGICA-BUCHAREST
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.140-149
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background. Composite adrenal pheochromocytoma-ganglioneuromas (PHEO-GNs) are well-defined neoplasms of the adrenal medulla, consisting of both endocrine and neural components. They are extremely rare. To date, only 46 cases have been reported in the English literature.