ACTH-Producing Nasal Tumor Caused Ectopic Cushing’s in Woman
4 Articles
4 Articles


Paragangliomas and pheochromocytomas are very rare neuroendocrine tumors (between 3 and 8 cases per million inhabitants) that appear in the head, neck and torso, or in the adrenal glands, and that can spread to other organs. About half of them are caused by inherited genetic alterations, mutations that are very interesting to discover: knowing them allows to find relatives who carry the disorder and diagnose the disease early. But unraveling the…
The hereditary Endocrine Cancer group of the National Cancer Research Center (CNIO) has managed to identify new genetic mechanisms involved in rare head and neck tumors, such as paragangliomas and pheochromocytomas, which allows opening up "new pathways" for personalized diagnosis and treatment.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium