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International consensus statement on the diagnosis and management of phaeochromocytoma and paraganglioma in children and adolescents

  • 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*
*Corresponding author for this work
  • University of Cambridge and NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre
  • Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • University of Montreal
  • University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
  • Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
  • Magdeburg University
  • St. Bartholomew's Hospital
  • Queen Mary University of London
  • University Hospital Würzburg
  • Royal North Shore Hospital
  • Université de Paris
  • Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris
  • University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus
  • Università degli Studi di Firenze
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria (AOU) Careggi
  • University of Athens
  • Theagenio Hospital
  • Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras
  • Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology
  • Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and University Medical Center Utrecht
  • Università degli Studi di Torino
  • Columbia University Medical Center
  • Department of Surgery
  • University of Cambridge
  • University of Augsburg
  • Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
  • Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
  • LENA CNRS UPR640 Hopital de la Salpetriere
  • University College London
  • National Cancer Institute
  • University of Turin
  • Radboud University Medical Center
  • University of Technology Dresden
  • Paris Cardiovascular Research Center (PARCC)
  • Faculte de Medecine
  • Oxford University
  • Royal Free Hospital
  • University Hospital La Timone
  • National Institute of Child Health and Development

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Abstract

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. Teams should ideally include adult and paediatric endocrinologists, oncologists, cardiologists, surgeons, geneticists, pathologists, radiologists, clinical psychologists and nuclear medicine physicians. Provision of an international Consensus Statement should improve care and outcomes for children and adolescents with these tumours.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)729-748
Number of pages20
JournalNature Reviews Endocrinology
Volume20
Issue number12
Early online date15 Aug 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2024

Bibliographical note

Copyright © Crown 2024, corrected publication 2024. This is an accepted manuscript of an article published in Nature Reviews Endocrinology. The published version is available at: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-024-01024-5

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