[Current opinion in pathogenesis of pheochromocytoma].
Pheochromocytoma is a neuroendocrine tumor with significant clinical relevance. Is one of the causes of secondary hypertension. Most of the tumors are benign, but sometimes malignant cases are seen and there prognosis is unfavorable. So far, none of the factors which could initiate development of pheochromocytoma are known, besides genetic ones. In this review, most common familial syndromes connected with pheochromocytoma are characterized.
Mazurkiewicz
Michał
M
Akademia Medyczna w Warszawie, Katedra i Zakład Anatomii Patologicznej. mmazur@mp.pl
Wasiutyński
Aleksander
A
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D018813:Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2a / Q000150:complications; D018814:Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2b / Q000150:complications; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006623:von Hippel-Lindau Disease / Q000150:complications