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pheochromocytoma
Used for:
chromaffinoma
Broader Terms:
adrenal neoplasm
Scope Note:
usually benign, well-encapsulated, lobular, vascular tumor of chromaffin tissue of the adrenal medulla or sympathetic paraganglia; the cardinal symptom, reflecting the increased secretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine, is hypertension, which may be persistent or intermittent.
Term Number:
2012-7663
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