Pheochromocytoma: localization by aortography

Pheochromocytoma: localization by aortography

Aortography, with visualization of the adrenal arteries, was successful in localizing a pheochromocytoma in a 13-year-old boy. The tumor was removed and hypertension was relieved. The usefulness and risks of aortography for localization of adrenal tumors have been emphasized. The co-existence of phe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1955-03, Vol.15 (3), p.312-316
Hauptverfasser: SNYDER, C H, RUTLEDGE, L J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adrenal Medulla
Angiography
Aortography
Neoplasms
Old Medline
Paraganglioma
Pheochromocytoma
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Zusammenfassung:Aortography, with visualization of the adrenal arteries, was successful in localizing a pheochromocytoma in a 13-year-old boy. The tumor was removed and hypertension was relieved. The usefulness and risks of aortography for localization of adrenal tumors have been emphasized. The co-existence of pheochromocytoma with neurofibromatosis has again been recorded.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.15.3.312