Open AccessA decade of clinical experience with extra-adrenal paragangliomas of retroperitoneum: Report of 67 cases and a literature review
Author(s) -
Ji Wen,
Hanzhong Li,
Zhi Gang Ji,
Quan Zhong Mao,
Bing Shi,
Wei Yan
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/0974-7796.62919
Subject(s) - medicine , paraganglioma , pheochromocytoma , neuroendocrine tumors , endocrine system , octreotide , radiology , surgery , pathology , hormone , somatostatin
The purpose was to highlight the diagnosis and treatment of extra-adrenal para-gangliomas, which often causes catecholamine hypersecretion and hypertension.