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ea0028p148 | Neoplasia, cancer and late effects | SFEBES2012

Radiological diagnosis frequently precedes clinical suspicion and biochemical confirmation in phaeochromocytoma: a pilot series

Prague Julia , Lewis Dylan , Kane Pauline , Vivian Gill , Whitelaw Benjamin , Ramasamy Shamin , Vincent Royce , Schulte Klaus-Martin , McGregor Alan , Aylwin Simon

Background: Kopetschke et al. (2009) suggested that nearly thirty per-cent of adrenal/extra-adrenal phaeochromocytoma were found incidentally1. However, they included cases from 1973 to 2007, whereas in the modern era CT and MR investigations are requested more frequently and earlier in the diagnostic algorithm.Methods: We report a pilot series of consecutive referrals to a tertiary centre for adrenal and extra-adrenal phaeochromocytoma from July ...