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Article: New differential diagnosis research from B.B. Shi et al outlined.(Report)
- Article from:
- Cancer Weekly
- Article date:
- September 29, 2009
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According to recent research from Beijing, People's Republic of China, "Adrenal ganglioneuroma is a rare adrenal pathogenic disease with difficult differential diagnosis from adrenal pheochromocytoma. Currently, very limited literature is available to allow a differential diagnosis of these two conditions from each other."
"This study aimed to evaluate the clinical profile, differential diagnosis and surgical treatments of both conditions. Clinical characteristics of 36 patients with adrenal pheocheomocytoma and 18 patients with adrenal ganglioneuroma were analyzed. Data from CT scans and surgical treatments from 1999 to 2007 were collected. Endocrine hormone ...