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AI InsightIn this review, important points about the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma are discussed in the light of current literature.
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Abstract
Tumors originating from catecholamine secreting chromaffin cells located in the adrenal medulla are called pheochromocytomas and those located in sympathetic and parasympathetic ganglia are called paragangliomas. These neoplasias are seen in 0.2-0.6% of all hypertensive patients. Among them 10% are malignant, 25% are asymptomatic and 24% are familial. In this review, important points about the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma are discussed in the light of current literature.
Özet
Adrenal medulladaki katekolamin sekrete eden kromafin hücrelerden köken alan tümörlere feokromositoma, sempatik ve parasempatik ganglialardaki kromafin hücrelerden köken alanlara ise paraganglioma adı verilmektedir. Bu tümörler tüm hipertansif hastaların %0.2- 0.6'sında görülen nadir neoplazilerdir. Tümörlerin %10'u malign, %25'i asemptomatik, %24'ü aileseldir. Bu yazıda feokromositoma ve paragangliomanın tanı, tedavi ve izleminde önemli noktalar güncel literatür bilgilerinin ışığında tartışılmıştır.