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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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