Reporte de caso de feocromocitoma bilateral asociado a mutación del gen TMEM127. Primer caso chileno / Bilateral pheochromocytoma associates with TMEM127 gene mutation. Report of one case
Rev. med. Chile
; 150(8): 1115-1118, ago. 2022. ilus, tab
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ABSTRACT
Up to 40% of Pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma syndromes are associated with germline mutations. Therefore, they are considered familial and heritable. We report a 65 year old woman with hypertension, bilateral adrenal nodules found in the CT scan and elevated urinary metanephrines. Her genetic testing showed a c.117_120delGTCT TMEM127 gene mutation. She was subjected to a laparoscopic bilateral adrenal excision. After five years of follow up, no recurrence of the disease has been recorded.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Feocromocitoma
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Neoplasias das Glândulas Suprarrenais
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Chile
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev. med. Chile
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Chile
País de publicação:
Chile