Does catecholamine secretion from head and neck paragangliomas respond to radiotherapy? Case report and literature review

Skull Base

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 229-234

  Hall, Francis T ^a   Perez Ordonez, Bayardo ^a   MacKenzie, Robert G ^b   Gilbert, Ralph W ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Extra Adrenal; Paraganglioma; Radiotherapy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

(3 IODOBENZYL)GUANIDINE I 131; CATECHOLAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYMPTOM; CASE REPORT; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; CATECHOLAMINE URINE LEVEL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PARAGANGLIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SURGICAL APPROACH; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0347031507     PISSN: 15315010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-817699     Document Type: Article

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