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Journal Articles (Data Paper) European Journal of Endocrinology Year : 2023

Adrenal ganglioneuromas: a retrospective multicentric study of 104 cases from the COMETE network

Natacha Driessens
Pierre Goudet
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Antoine Tabarin
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Objective: Adrenal ganglioneuromas are rare, differentiated, neuroblastic tumors that originate from the peripheral sympathetic nervous system. Because of their rarity, information is limited, derived from small cases series. Our objective was to characterize this tumor and provide help for its management. Methods: A retrospective multicenter analysis of adrenal ganglioneuromas from 20 French centers belonging to the COMETE network and one Belgian center. Results: Among the 104 cases identified, 59.6% were women (n = 62/104), median age at diagnosis was 29 years, with 24 pediatric cases. 60.6% (n = 63/104) were incidentalomas. Ganglioneuromas were non-secreting tumors in 90.8% of cases (n = 89/98), whereas the preoperative hormonal evaluation was indeterminate for 9.2% of patients (n = 9/98). CT imaging, performed on 96 patients, revealed large tumors (median diameter of 50 mm) with a non-contrast density > 10 Hounsfield units in 98.1% (n = 52/53) and calcifications in 64.6% of cases (n = 31/48).

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inserm-04042575 , version 1 (12-04-2023)

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Elisa Deflorenne, Michel Peuchmaur, Delphine Vezzosi, Christiane Ajzenberg, Laurent Brunaud, et al.. Adrenal ganglioneuromas: a retrospective multicentric study of 104 cases from the COMETE network. European Journal of Endocrinology, 2023, 185 (4), pp.463 - 474. ⟨10.1530/eje-20-1049⟩. ⟨inserm-04042575⟩
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