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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 288-290 |
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Paraganglioma - The pharmacological time bomb
M Suresh Babu, PK Kiran, Karteek RN Udupa
Department of Medicine, JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSS University, Mysore, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. M Suresh Babu
Department of Medicine, JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSS University, Mysore, Karnataka
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/2278-344X.194137
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Paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors that arise from the extra-adrenal autonomic paraganglia. Most paragangliomas are either asymptomatic or present as a painless mass. While all contain neurosecretory granules, only in 1%-3% of cases is secretion of hormones such as catecholamines abundant enough to be clinically significant with manifestations often resembling those of pheochromocytoma. Paragangliomas should be considered in the differential diagnosis in a patient presenting with an episodic headache and hypertension. New-onset hyperglycemia or worsening of preexisting diabetes may be the presenting feature in some patients with paragangliomas. |
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