Retroperitoneal Paraganglioma - a rare cause of arterial hypertension

• Main Authors: Isabel Silva (Author), M.Joana Santos (Author), Rosa Cardoso (Author), Sofia Carvalho (Author), Sónia Vilaça (Author), Manuela Vasconcelos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Galega de Medicina Interna, 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumours, most commonly found in adults. These differ from pheochromocytomas in that their location is extra-adrenal, and they are responsible for about 1% of arterial hypertension aetiologies. We report the case of a 30-year-old female whose past medical histor...