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Erythrocytosis complicated by multiple paraganglioma
N Terada1, K Kitano, S Tokunaga
1Second Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
Acta Haematologica
|January 1, 1994
Summary
This study investigates a rare case of early-onset erythrocytosis in a young woman linked to abdominal tumors. Despite tumor removal, erythrocytosis persisted, suggesting paraganglioma was not the cause of elevated red blood cells.
Area of Science:
- Endocrinology
- Oncology
- Hematology
Background:
- Presents a rare case of a 22-year-old woman with erythrocytosis since age 9.
- Endocrinological and radiological findings revealed elevated catecholamines and abdominal tumors.