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ArticleUrology case reports2014

Episodic Hypertension With an Adrenal Mass: A Red Herring.

Carter J Neugarten, Nikolai A Sopko, Debasish Sundi, Jen-Jane Liu, Trinity J Bivalacqua

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Article in Urology case reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Carter J NeugartenThe James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Nikolai A SopkoThe James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Debasish SundiThe James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Jen-Jane LiuThe James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Trinity J BivalacquaThe James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 66-year-old man with symptomatic hypertensive episodes was found to have a 9-mm adrenal mass and elevated metanephrine levels. He was scheduled for an adrenalectomy for suspected pheochromocytoma. Subsequent workup revealed a large bladder mass which was found to be a paraganglioma. There is no consensus on what should be considered the standard management of primary bladder paraganglioma, including surgical technique, assessment of malignancy, and appropriate follow-up, owing to the rarity of the diagnosis.

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Adrenal massBladder paragangliomaMalignancyPheochromocytoma

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PMID26958485
PMCPMC4782122

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