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ArticleBMJ case reports2021

Association between pheochromocytoma and neurofibromatosis type I: a rare entity in the African population.

Brandon S Jackson, Maryke De Villiers, Daniel Montwedi

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Brandon S JacksonSurgery, Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Maryke De VilliersInternal Medicine, Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Daniel MontwediSurgery, Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa daniel.montwedi@up.ac.za.
Kalafong Hospital · ZAUniversity of Pretoria · ZA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The association of pheochromocytoma in patients with neurofibromatosis type I has rarely been reported in low-income countries, especially on the African continent. A 43-year-old woman with neurofibromatosis type I was diagnosed with a right adrenal pheochromocytoma in Pretoria, South Africa. To our knowledge, this report is the first case to be published of a patient with neurofibromatosis type I diagnosed with a pheochromocytoma in Pretoria, and one of three cases on the African continent. The rarity may be due to the two associated conditions being under-reported, undiagnosed, misdiagnosed or possibly the association is rare on the African continent. The clinician dealing with these two conditions should be aware of the association.

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Adrenal Gland NeoplasmsNeurofibromatosis 1PheochromocytomaAdultFemaleHumansSouth Africaadrenal disordersgeneral surgerygenetic screening / counsellingneuroendocrinology

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PMID33972293
PMCPMC8112419
OpenAlexW3161502193

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