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ea0041gp4 | Adrenal | ECE2016

The role of immunochemistry in the SDHx mutations in pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas

Angelousi Anna , Georgios Kyriakopoulos , Pavlos Constantinou , Georgios Zografos , Georgios Piaditis , Theodosia Xoreutaki , Dimitra Rontogianni , Gregory Kaltsas

Introduction: Early detection of succinate dehydrogenase complex (SDH) mutations in patients with pheochromocytoma and paragaglioma (PPC/PGL) has important implications as it is associated with increased risk for malignancy. The use of negative immunohistochemical (IHC) staining for SDH subunit B, D, A (SDHB/-D/-A) has been proposed as an indicator of SDHs mutation and as an effective substitute for the high-cost genetic screening of all of these genes.M...