Title |
Protocol for the Examination of Specimens From Patients With Pheochromocytomas and Extra-Adrenal Paragangliomas
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Published in |
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, February 2014
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DOI | 10.5858/arpa.2012-0551-oa |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Ozgur Mete, Arthur S. Tischler, Ronald de Krijger, Anne Marie McNicol, Graeme Eisenhofer, Karel Pacak, Shereen Ezzat, Sylvia L. Asa |
Abstract |
During the last decade there have been revolutionary breakthroughs in understanding the biology of pheochromocytomas and extra-adrenal paragangliomas. Discoveries of new susceptibility genes and genotype-phenotype correlations have led to the realization that appropriate patient care requires a complete integration of clinical, genetic, biochemical, imaging, and pathology findings. Clinical practice has in many cases not kept pace with the rate of discovery, underscoring a need for updated procedures for evaluation of patient specimens and reporting of data. We therefore propose a new synoptic reporting approach for pheochromocytomas and extra-adrenal paragangliomas that will provide clear and uniform information to pathologists and clinicians, in order to advance the diagnosis of these neoplasms and optimize patient care. |
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