Pheochromocytoma: First International Symposium, Volume 1073

Part I: Pheochromocytoma: A Kaleidoscope of Presentations and a Minefield for Differential Diagnosis: 1. Diagnostic Challenges and Vagaries of Pheochromocytoma: William M. Manger.

2. Clinical Characteristics of Incidentally-Discovered Pheochromocytoma Based on Experience in 50 Proven Cases: Emmanuel L. Bravo.

3. Clinical Experience with 1080 Adrenal Incidentalomas Observed at a Single Endocrinological Center: A Place for Chromaffin Tumors: Anna Kasperlik-Zaluska.

4. Characteristics of pheochromocytoma in a 4- to 20-year-old population: Marta Barontini.

5. Pheochromocytoma During Pregnancy: A Literature Survey: Henri Timmers.

6. Lack of Symptomatology in Patients with Histological Evidence of Pheochromocytoma: A Diagnostic Challenge: Debbie L. Cohen.

Part II: Genetics: Increasing Importance for Clinical Decision-Making:.

7. Predictors and Prevalence of Paraganglioma Syndrome Associated with Mutations of the SDHC Gene: Hartmut Neumann.

8. Genetic Analysis of Pheochromocytoma: The Rotterdam Experience: Winand N.M. Dinjens.

9. Molecular Genetic Analysis of the NF1 Gene in Neurofibromatosis-Associated Pheochromocytoma: Birke Bausch.

10. Candidate Gene Mutation Analysis in Pediatric Pheochromocytomas: Ronald R. de Krijger.

11. Familial Non-Syndromic Pheochromocytoma: Giuseppe Opocher.

12. Genetic Mutation Screening in an Italian Cohort of Non-Syndromic Pheochromocytoma/ Paraganglioma Patients: Maurizio Castellano.

13. Importance of SDHB Mutation Testing in Patients with Malignant Pheochromocytoma: Frederieke Brouwers.

Part III: Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma Syndromes:.

14. Paragangliomas: Clinical Overview: William F. Young, Jr.

15. Genetics of Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma Syndromes: Anne-Paule Gimenez-Roqueplo.

16. SDHD, SDHB Mutations: Different Phenotype and Penetrance (International SDH Consortium): Diana Benn.

17. Mutational Spectrum of Paragangliomas Obtained from Archival Paraffin Sections: Jeffrey Kant.

18. Sporadic SDHB Mutation in an Extra-Adrenal Pheochromocytoma: Francien H. Van Nederveen.

19. SDHD Founder Mutation in Italian Families with Head and Neck Paraganglioma: Francesca Schiavi.

Part IV: Tumor Biology, Molecular Pathways of and Genotype/Phenotype Relationships:.

20. Role of Familial Pheochromocytoma Genes in Developmental Culling of Sympathetic Progenitors: William Kaelin.

21. RET Receptor Signalling: Dissecting Receptor Function and Dysfunction: Lois Mulligan.

22. Hereditary Paraganglioma: An Emerging Link Between Krebs Cycle and Hypoxic Signaling: Bora E. Baysal.

23. Linking Hypoxia and Redox Signals in Pheochromocytoma: Transcription Association of VHL and SDH Mutations: Patricia Dahia.

24. Expression of mRNAs for Succinate Dehydrogenase Subunits and Related Genes in Pheochromocytoma: Kazumasa Isobe.

25. Low SDHB Expression by Immunohistochemistry Discriminates Pheochromocytoma with SDHB, SDHD and VHL Mutations from Other Hereditary Forms: Sandro Santagata.

26. Mouse Pheochromocytoma Cell Lines Reveal Transcriptional Silencing of Adrenergic Phenotype by Neurotrophin and cAMP: Marian J. Evinger.

Part V: Biochemical Diagnosis and Tumor Localization:.

27. Plasma Free Metanephrines for Diagnosis of Pheochromocytoma: False Positives and Effects of Sampling Conditions: Jacques W.M. Lenders.

28. Advancements in Biochemical Diagnosis of Pheochromocytoma: Ravinder Singh.

29. Multicenter Study on the Diagnostic Value of a New RIA for the Detection of Free Plasma Metanephrines in the Work-Up for Pheochromocytoma: Tomas Lenz.

30. Diagnostic Value of Plasma and Urinary Metanephrines and Catecholamines for the Diagnosis of Pheochromocytoma in Patients with Adrenal mass: Stephan Petersenn.

31. Evolving Role of PET Imaging for Diagnostic Localization of Pheochromocytoma: Karel Pacak.

32. Elusive Pheochromocytomas: Detection with Functional Imaging Using MIBG and FDG PET: Barry L. Shulkin.

Part VI: Management and Treatment of Pheochromocytoma:.

33. Risk-Oriented Surgical Approach to Hereditary Pheochromocytoma: Henning Dralle.

34. The Course of Urinary Metanephrine Excretion in Recurrent and Malignant Pheochromocytoma: Pierre-Francois Plouin.

35. Mortality Associated with Pheochromocytoma: Increased Risk of Additional Tumors: Amir Khorram-Manesh.

36. Clinical Analysis and Management of Pheochromocytoma: Experience from 360 Cases in Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH), Beijing, China: Zheng-pei Zeng.

37. Magnesium Sulfate in the Perioperative Management of Pheochromocytoma: Michael F. James.

38. Treatment of Bilateral Pheochromocytoma and Adrenal Medullary Hyperplasia: Svante Jansson.

Part VII: Malignant Pheochromocytoma:.

39. Phase II Study of High-Dose 131I-MIBG Therapy for Patients with Malignant Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma: Paul A. Fitzgerald.

40. 131I-MIBG Radiotherapy: Long-term Experience with Treatment of Malignant Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma: Jon P. Gockerman.

41. AT2 Receptor Stimulation May Halt Progression of Pheochromocytoma: Morris J. Brown.

42. Can Quantification of VMAT and SSTR Expression be Helpful for Planning Radionuclide Therapy of Malignant Pheochromocytomas: Lars Kölby.

43. Development of Novel Tools for the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Pheochromocytomas Using Peptide Marker Immunoassay and Gene Expression Profiling Approaches: Youssef Anouar.

44. Gene Expression Profiling of Benign and Malignant Pheochromocytoma: New Markers for Prognosis and Targets for Treatments: Peter Munson & Graeme Eisenhofer