title: Pheochromocytoma and functional paraganglioma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas are rare tumors of chromaffin cell origin. Their identification is likely increasing owing to the increased use of radiographic images detecting incidental adrenal masses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The pathophysiology of hypertension induced by the release of catecholamines and newly discovered peptides has been shown to be more complex than the concept of episodic catecholamine release.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This review looks at the most recent advances in the physiology and molecular basis of these tumors.
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. Sanziana.roman@yale.edu
authors.forename: Sanziana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roman
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals