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{{ Infobox diagnosis | |||
| Name = {{PAGENAME}} | |||
| Image = Carotid_body_tumour_2_low_mag.jpg | |||
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| Caption = Paraganglioma - has identical histologic appearance as pheochromocytoma. [[H&E stain]]. | |||
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| LMDDx = [[adrenocortical carcinoma]], [[paraganglioma]] | |||
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| IHC = chief cells: chromogranin A +ve, synaptophysin +ve; sustentacular cells: S-100 +ve | |||
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| Site = [[adrenal gland]] (same tumour at other sites known as ''[[paraganglioma]]'') | |||
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| Syndromes = [[Multiple endocrine neoplasia]] 2A and 2B, [[von Hippel-Lindau syndrome]],[[Neurofibromatosis]] type 1, familial paraganglioma syndromes (several) | |||
| Clinicalhx = hypertension (classic Hx), paroxysms of tachycardia, headache, anxiety, hypertension | |||
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| Prevalence = uncommon | |||
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| Prognosis = usually benign | |||
| Other = | |||
| ClinDDx = other adrenal masses, [[renal cell carcinoma]], other abdominal glands | |||
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}} | |||
'''Pheochromocytoma''' is a tumour of the [[adrenal gland]] medulla. It may be benign or malignant. | '''Pheochromocytoma''' is a tumour of the [[adrenal gland]] medulla. It may be benign or malignant. | ||
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*[[Adrenal cortical carcinoma]] - ''[[pheochromocytoma versus adrenal cortical carcinoma]]''. | *[[Adrenal cortical carcinoma]] - ''[[pheochromocytoma versus adrenal cortical carcinoma]]''. | ||
*[[Paraganglioma]] - same lesion arising outside of the adrenal gland. | |||
===Images=== | ===Images=== | ||