RT Book, Section
A1 Pacak, Karel
A1 Fojo, Tito
A2 Boyiadzis, Michael M.
A2 Frame, James N.
A2 Kohler, David R.
A2 Fojo, Tito
SR Print(0)
ID 1128255299
T1 Pheochromocytoma
T2 Hematology-Oncology Therapy, 2e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071637893
LK hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1128255299
RD 2023/11/28
AB EpidemiologyTable  Graphic  Jump  Location|Download  (.pdf)|PrintEpidemiologyIncidence✫:3–8  cases  per  one  million  populationMedian  age:42  yearsMale  to  female  ratio:1:1✫The  annual  incidence  of  pheochromocytoma  in  the  United  States  is  not  precisely  known,  but  the  high  prevalence  (0.05%)  of  pheochromocytomas  found  in  autopsy  series  indicates  that  the  tumor  is  underdiagnosed  and  that  the  annual  incidence  is  likely  to  be  higher  than  indicatedEisenhofer  G  et  al.  Endocr  Relat  Cancer  2004;11:  423–436Neumann  HPH  et  al.  N  Engl  J  Med  2002;346:  1459–1466Pacak  K  et  al.  Nat  Clin  Pract  Endocrinol  Metab  2007;3:91–102