Endocrinol Metab.
2012 Jun;27(2):119-120. 10.3803/EnM.2012.27.2.119.
A Case of Asymptomatic Giant Cystic Pheochromocytoma
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea. ehcho@kangwon.ac.kr
- 2Department of Anatomic Pathology, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea.
- KMID: 1497649
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3803/EnM.2012.27.2.119
Abstract
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Fig. 1 Contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan shows about 6.7 cm sized round low density lesion with internal enhancing septum and a tiny calcification in the right suprarenal region (arrow).
Fig. 2 A. Microscopic findings of tumor cells (H&E stain, × 200). B, C. Immunohistochemistry stain of pheochromocytoma (× 200). The tumor cells are strongly positive for synaptophysin (B) and chromogranin (C).
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