title: Coexistence of pheochromocytoma/praganglioma and renal artery stenosis.
abstract: Renal artery stenosis (RAS) often coexists with pheochromocytoma (Pheo)/paraganglioma (PGL) and often alters the management of patients with Pheo/PGL. We have studied the prevalence of RAS in our Pheo/PGL patients. The study included 70 consecutive, histopathologically proven Pheo/PGL patients from a tertiary health care center. In 60 patients, tumors were limited to adrenal glands (54 unilateral and 6 bilateral) while other 10 patients had extra-adrenal abdominal tumors. Five patients had RAS with an overall prevalence of 14%. Only two out of 60 patients with Pheo had RAS with a low prevalence of 3.3% while three out of 10 patients with extra-adrenal abdominal PGL had RAS with a prevalence of 30%. To conclude, RAS commonly coexists with Pheo/PGL, more often with extra-adrenal PGL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Seth G S Medical College, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Vijaya
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sarathi
authors.forename: Tushar
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authors.lastname: Bandgar
authors.forename: Anurag R
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authors.lastname: Lila
authors.forename: Aparna A
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authors.lastname: Deshpande
authors.forename: Abhay N
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authors.lastname: Dalvi
authors.forename: Sujata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patwardhan
authors.forename: Nalini S
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authors.lastname: Shah