A Case of Familial Phaechromocytoma- Was It?
- Author:
Siti Yazmin Zahari Sham
;
Nor Aini Umar
;
Khalidah Mazlan
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Familial;
phaechromocytoma;
phenotype-genotype correlations
- MeSH:
Genetic Association Studies
- From:Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences
2015;11(2):85-88
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
With advancement in genetic studies, familial phaeochromocytoma (PCC) and paraganglioma (PGL)
are increasingly being recognized. Characteristically, correlations exist between genotypes and clinical
and biochemical phenotypes. We report a phaeochromocytoma in a young patient with intriguing family
histories, raising the possibility of his being a familial case.
- Full text:P020151209559496108716.pdf
