Open AccessCarotid Body Tumors and Adrenal Pheochromocytomas in Siblings of a Turkish Family
Author(s) -
Cihangir Erem,
Arif Hacıhasanoğlu,
Akif Çinel,
A. Cemal Ümit Işık,
Abdülkadir Reis,
Ahmet Sarı,
Halil Önder Ersöz,
Kubilay Ükinç
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
medical principles and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1423-0151
pISSN - 1011-7571
DOI - 10.1159/000094277
Subject(s) - medicine , carotid body , neurofibromatosis , pheochromocytoma , family history , radiology , pathology , carotid arteries
This is a report of 2 hypertensive siblings with a history of carotid body tumors and subsequent benign adrenal pheochromocytomas (pheos) in a family where the mother had died of possible adrenal carcinoma.
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