Endocrine Abstracts

Paragangliomas (PGLs) are neuroendocrine tumors arising from the neural crest and localized from the skull base to the pelvic floor. In particular, parasympathetic PGLs arise in the head/neck region (carotid body, vagal nerve, jugulare and tympanic glomus) and more rarely in the anterior thorax, while sympathetic PGLs are localized in the posterior thorax and in the abdomen and secrete catecholamines.Localization of paragangliomas might be performed by a...