Ruth T Casey, Emile Hendriks, Cheri Deal, Steven G Waguespack, Verena Wiegering, Antje Redlich, Scott Akker, Rathi Prasad, Martin Fassnacht, Roderick Clifton-Bligh, Laurence Amar, Stefan Bornstein, Letizia Canu, Evangelia Charmandari, Alexandra Chrisoulidou, Maria Currás Freixes, Ronald de Krijger, Luisa de Sanctis, Antonio Fojo, Amol J Ghia, Angela Huebner, Vasilis Kosmoliaptsis, Michaela Kuehlen, Marco Raffaelli, Charlotte Lussey-Lepoutre, Stephen D Marks, Naris Nilubol, Mirko Parasiliti-Caprino, Henri H J L M Timmers, Anna Lena Zietlow, Mercedes Robledo, Anne-Paule Gimenez-Roqueplo, Ashley B Grossman, David Taïeb, Eamonn R Maher, Jacques W M Lenders, Graeme Eisenhofer, Camilo Jimenez, Karel Pacak, Christina Pamporaki
Phaeochromocytomas and paragangliomas (PPGL) are rare neuroendocrine tumours that arise not only in adulthood but also in childhood and adolescence. Up to 70-80% of childhood PPGL are hereditary, accounting for a higher incidence of metastatic and/or multifocal PPGL in paediatric patients than in adult patients. Key differences in the tumour biology and management, together with rare disease incidence and therapeutic challenges in paediatric compared with adult patients, mandate close expert cross-disciplinary teamwork...
August 15, 2024: Nature Reviews. Endocrinology