Mixed pheochromocytoma and ganglioneuroma of the adrenal medulla: a case report with electron microscopic examination.
The combination of pheochromocytoma and ganglioneuroma is a rare tumor within the adrenal medulla. This report describes a 37-year-old woman with a 5-year history of paroxysmal attacks of hypertension, headache, and palpitation. No elevated catecholamine levels could be detected. Angiography showed the tumor in the right adrenal gland; the gland was surgically removed. The patient has remained well and free of hypertensive attacks for more than 2 years. Light and electron microscopic findings of the tumor are described.
Balázs
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Department of Pathology, János Hospital, Budapest, Hungary.
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D000313:Adrenal Medulla / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005729:Ganglioneuroma / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006801:Humans; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000648:ultrastructure*