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ea0026p365 | Adrenal medulla | ECE2011

Pheochromocytoma occurs in Saudi patients with MEN 2A

Nasser Tariq , Karawagh Abdullah , Qari Faiza

Objective: To evaluate pheochromocytoma that occurs in Saudi patients with MEN 2APatients and methods: Of 44 patients belonging to 5 MEN 2A families, 14 (31.8%) presented with pheochromocytoma. The following variables have been studied: clinical and diagnostic data (age, mutation, clinical features, and laboratory studies included measurements of 24-h urinary catecholamines, epinephrine, metanephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine, vanillylmandelic acid, and ...