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Pheochromocytoma (PHEO) and paraganglioma (PGL) are rare tumors that secrete catecholamines and their metabolites

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  1. Department of Endocrine Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF, 14 4XW, UK

    Michael J. Stechman MB, ChB, MD

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  1. ENT Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom

    John C. Watkinson

  2. Department of Endocrine Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom

    David M. Scott-Coombes

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Stechman, M.J. (2014). Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma. In: Watkinson, J., Scott-Coombes, D. (eds) Tips and Tricks in Endocrine Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2146-6_4

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