Pheochromocytoma, Hyperparathyroidism and Thyroid Carcinoma Occurring Coincidentally
| Autor: | George D. Molnar, Lewis B. Woolner, B. Marden Black, James T. Priestley, Preston C. Manning |
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| Rok vydání: | 1963 |
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Pituitary gland
Hyperparathyroidism Pathology medicine.medical_specialty endocrine system diseases Adrenal cortex business.industry Pancreatic islets General Medicine medicine.disease Thyroid carcinoma Pheochromocytoma medicine.anatomical_structure medicine Endocrine system Parathyroid gland business |
| Zdroj: | New England Journal of Medicine. 268:68-72 |
| ISSN: | 1533-4406 0028-4793 |
| DOI: | 10.1056/nejm196301102680202 |
| Popis: | RECENT reports1 2 3 4 have described patients with coexisting tumors of the parathyroid gland, pituitary gland, pancreatic islets and (in some cases) adrenal cortex. The occurrence of these multiple endocrine tumors poses fascinating questions of etiology and raises formidable problems of diagnosis and treatment. Recently, we observed a patient with recurrent bilateral familial pheochromocytomas, hyperparathyroidism with multiple parathyroid adenomas and thyroid carcinoma — a combination of findings not previously reported. Case Report An 18-year-old girl was admitted to the Mayo Clinic for the 1st time in August, 1951. Five months earlier bouts of palpitation had begun. One month later persistent tachycardia had . . . |
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