Endocrine Abstracts

Extradrenal paragangliomas can occur in individuals at any age although most arise in the fourth or fifth decade. Familial paragangliomas constitute approximately 10% of cases. These are part of a rare syndrome characterized by slow-growing tumors derived from paraganglia tissue. Recent years have brought significant progress in identifying the genetic etiology of this syndrome.Thirty-eight years old female was referred to the endocrine department by ENT...