Pheochromocytoma risk factors
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Overview
Pheochromocytoma is more common in people between 40 and 60 years old, men, people with family history of multiple endocrine neoplasia, von Hippel-Lindau disease, neurofibromatosis 1, hereditary paraganglioma syndromes.
Risk Factors
Risk factors of pheochromocytoma include:
- Age:
- The peak incidence of pheochromocytoma occurs in third to fifth decades of life; the average age at diagnosis is 24.9 years in hereditary cases and 43.9 years in sporadic cases.[1]. Hereditary tumors present at a younger age than sporadic.
- Gender: Men and women are equally affected by pheochromocytoma.[1]
- Family history: Ten percent of pheochromocytomas are linked to hereditary causes:
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 is a hereditary condition associated with medullary thyroid cancer and other types of cancer, including pheochromocytoma.
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- Von Hippel-Lindau disease can result in tumors at multiple sites, including the central nervous system, endocrine system, pancreas and kidneys.
- Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) results in multiple tumors in the skin (neurofibromas), pigmented skin spots and tumors of the optic nerve.
- Hereditary paraganglioma syndromes are inherited disorders that result in either pheochromocytomas or paragangliomas.