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adrenal gland pheochromocytoma

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A benign or malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of the sympathetic nervous system that secretes catecholamines. It arises from the chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla. Clinical presentation includes headaches, palpitations, chest and abdominal pain, hypertension, fever, and tremor. Microscopically, a characteristic nesting (zellballen) growth pattern is usually seen. Other growth patterns including trabecular pattern may also be present. [ NCIT:C3326 ]

Term info

database cross reference
  • ICDO:8700/0 (NCIT:C3326)
  • NCIT:C3326 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • EFO:0000239 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • DOID:0050892 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
abbreviation
PCC [ NCIT:C3326 ]

definition

A benign or malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of the sympathetic nervous system that secretes catecholamines. It arises from the chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla. Clinical presentation includes headaches, palpitations, chest and abdominal pain, hypertension, fever, and tremor. Microscopically, a characteristic nesting (zellballen) growth pattern is usually seen. Other growth patterns including trabecular pattern may also be present.

exactMatch

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C3326, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_0050892

has broad synonym

pheochromocytoma

has exact synonym

adrenal gland pheochromocytoma, PCC, adrenal gland chromaffin paraganglioma, adrenal medullary pheochromocytoma, adrenal medullary paraganglioma, adrenal gland Chromaffinoma, adrenal pheochromocytoma, Intraadrenal paraganglioma, pheochromocytoma (adrenal), adrenal gland paraganglioma, chromaffin paraganglioma of the adrenal gland

id

MONDO:0004974