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Paragangliomas: a series of five cases

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Introduction: Paraganglioma is a rare extraadrenal neuroendocrine tumor, composed of chromaffin cells and arising from the neural crest. The head, neck, and retroperitoneum are the most common sites for paraganglioma.

Aim(s): We present five different phenotypes of paraganglioma.

Materials and methods: A series of five patients (4 females/1 male), aged between 22 and 51 years. were diagnosed with paragangliomas, based on histopathological examination and immunohistochemistry performed after surgery. A clinical, biological and pathological analysis of the cases was performed.

Conference: 7th Annual ENETSConcerence (2010)

Presenting Author: Carsote M

Authors: Poiana C, Carsote M, Paun D, Hortopan D, Terzea D,

Keywords: paraganglioma, surgery, immunohistochemistry, chromogranin A, synaptophysin, Ki-67,

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