Familial Pheochromocytoma and Thyroid Carcinoma
Authors: DAVID S. NOUROK
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1964)

Case Studies1 June 1964Familial Pheochromocytoma and Thyroid CarcinomaDAVID S. NOUROK, M.D.DAVID S. NOUROK, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-60-6-1028 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPheochromocytoma is a catecholamine-secreting tumor arising either from the adrenal medulla or from chromaffin tissue located elsewhere in the body. A familial occurrence has been demonstrated, with sixteen affected kindred thus far reported (1-15). An association with thyroid carcinoma has also been shown (12, 16, 17) and two recent publications (14, 18) have reported the thyroid carcinoma to be a newly described (19) medullary (solid) carcinoma with amyloid infiltration.This report will describe the occurrence of bilateral pheochromocytoma and of thyroid carcinoma in a mother and her daughter. 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