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 ==Malignant pheochromoctyoma==
 *Like the description in ''benign neoplasms''.
-*Differentiated from benign pheochromocytoma by mets - often aided by radiologic report.
-*Features useful for differentiating benign from malignant:<ref name=Ref_EP259>{{Ref EP|259}}</ref>
+Notes:
-**Marked nuclear atypia.
+#''Robbins'' says metastases are the sole criteria of malignancy.<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_586>{{Ref PCPBoD8|586}}</ref>
-**Invasion:
+#''Thompson'' suggests one can differentiate benign from malignant with the aid of the following:<ref name=Ref_EP259>{{Ref EP|259}}</ref>
-***Capsular.
+#*Marked nuclear atypia.
-***Vascular.
+#*Invasion:
-**Necrosis.
+#**Capsular.
-**Cellular monotony.
+#**Vascular.
-**Mitoses:
+#*Necrosis.
-***Rate.
+#*Cellular monotony.
-***Atypical mitosis.
+#*Mitoses:
+#**Rate.
+#**Atypical mitosis.
 ==Neuroblastoma==