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Revision as of 16:15, 11 September 2015

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmad Al Maradni, M.D. [2]

Pheochromocytoma can be either benign or malignant and can be localized, regional, or metastatic.

Pheochromocytoma can be either benign or malignant and can be localized, regional, or metastatic.

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 Pheochromocytoma can be either [[benign]] or [[malignant]] and can be localized, regional, or [[metastatic]].
 ==Classification==
-*Pheochromocytoma can be either [[benign]] or [[malignant]] and can be localized, regional, or [[metastatic]].
+Pheochromocytoma can be either [[benign]] or [[malignant]] and can be localized, regional, or [[metastatic]].
-*The most common sites of metastasis for pheochromocytoma are [[lymph nodes]], [[bones]], [[lungs]], and [[liver]].
-*Pheochromocytoma is a [[tumor]] of the [[multiple endocrine neoplasia]] syndrome, type IIA (also known as MEN IIA) and type IIB MEN IIB. The other component [[neoplasms]] of that syndrome include [[parathyroid]] [[adenomas]], and [[medullary thyroid cancer]].  [[Mutations]] in the [[autosomal]] ''RET'' [[proto-oncogene]] drives these malignancies<ref>{{OMIM|171400|MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA, TYPE IIA; MEN2A}}</ref>.
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