Occurrence of pheochromocytoma in Rochester, Minnesota, 1950 through 1979.
For the 30 years from 1950 through 1979, the population of Rochester, Minnesota, averaged 45,800, resulting in almost 1.4 million person-years of observation. During that time, 11 cases of pheochromocytoma were diagnosed in this population; thus, the average annual incidence rate was 0.8 per 100,000 person-years. With the inclusion of two additional diagnosed familial cases, the incidence rate would be 0.95 per 100,000 person-years. Five of the 11 cases were diagnosed initially at autopsy.
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001344:Autopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008910:Minnesota; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology