ea0070aep109 | Adrenal and Cardiovascular Endocrinology | ECE2020
Tywanek Ewa
, Zwolak Agnieszka
, Wozniak Magdalena
, Lewicki Marcin
, Matyjaszek-Matuszek Beata
Introduction: Phaeochromocytomas are mostly benign tumours with origin from chromaffin tissue of adrenal glands, whereas paragangliomas aretumours located along the sympathetic or/and the parasympathetic chain. Generally they are quite rare neoplasms with ability of producing, storing and secreting of catecholamines. Predominatingly they are sporadic, but in some cases they may develop in progress of particular genetic syndromes, such as multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (ME...