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A pheochromocytoma on steroids

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Miss Phillipa Mercer (endocrine surgeon), Dr Richard Seigne (anaesthetist), Dr Mark Dagger (pathologist).

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Warren, C.J., Jardine, D.L. & Cawood, T.J. A pheochromocytoma on steroids. Clin Auton Res 30, 93–95 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-019-00638-4

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