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The importance of lifelong follow-up for patients with pheochromocytoma: Report of a case

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We report herein the case of a patient who developed a malignant recurrence of pheochromocytoma 13 years after undergoing complete resection of a histologically benign, unilateral, sporadic tumor. A discussion on the importance of lifelong follow-up for patients undergoing surgery for pheochromocytoma follows this case report.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Ankara University Medical School, 10 Cadde, TUSSO Sit., L-2 Blok, No: 4 Emek, 06510, Ankara, Turkey

    Savaş Koçak, Semih Aydintuğ, Serdar Özbaş & Şadan Eraslan

  2. Department of Pathology, Ankara University Medical School, 10 Cadde, TUSSO Sit., L-2 Blok, No: 4 Emek, 06510, Ankara, Turkey

    Koray Ceyhan

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Koçak, S., Aydintuğ, S., Özbaş, S. et al. The importance of lifelong follow-up for patients with pheochromocytoma: Report of a case. Surg Today 26, 839–841 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00311651

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