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SAS Journal of Surgery | Volume-5 | Issue-08
Metastasis of Malignant Pheochromocytoma to the Sphenoid Sinus: A Rare Entity
Okacha Naama, Miloudi Gazzaz
Published: Aug. 18, 2019 | 148 91
DOI: 10.21276/sasjs.2019.5.8.2
Pages: 313-314
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Abstract
Pheochromocytomas are uncommon neuroendocrine tumors of the adrenal medulla. Malignant behavior is seen in approximately 10% of these lesions, evidenced by distant metastasis to sites without chromaffin tissue. Here we report a rare case of the sphenoid sinus metastases of an adrenal pheochromocytoma in a 80-year-old man