Method for treating cancer with a neurotoxin

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ABSTRACT:
A method for reducing a catecholamine secretion from a cholinergically innervated, functional chromaffin body, such as a paraganglioma or hyperplasic s adrenal medulla, by direct, local administration of a neurotoxin, such as a botulinum toxin.

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