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. 2020 Oct;10(4):320-321.
doi: 10.1177/1941874420916302. Epub 2020 Apr 6.

Collet-Sicard Syndrome as the Presentation of Malignant Pheochromocytoma

Jordan Y Amar  1 , Jeffrey Ruta  2 , Danielle Bazer  3 , Anup Bhattacharya  4 , Arun S Varadhachary  1
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Collet-Sicard Syndrome as the Presentation of Malignant Pheochromocytoma

Jordan Y Amar et al. Neurohospitalist. 2020 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: brain neoplasms; clinical; clinical specialty; cranial nerve diseases; cranial nerve neoplasms; neoplasms; nervous system; nervous system neoplasms; neurooncology; neuroradiology; specialty.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
A, Line plots of blood pressure fluctuations during the first 12 hours after initial presentation. B, Axial T1-weighted magnetic resonance image of the neck with contrast demonstrating avidly enhancing mass (outlined) within the left jugular foramen, extending medially and eroding the left aspect of the clivus. C, Coronal computed tomography of the abdomen showing large retroperitoneal soft tissue mass (arrow), likely the primary tumor, displacing loops of bowel inferiorly and medially. D, Cross-sectional schematic representation of structures passing through the jugular foramen.
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