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==Overview==
==Overview==
It is understood that pheochromocytoma is mediated by excessive secretion of [[catecholamines]] and subsequent stimulation of [[adrenergic receptors]]. It arises from the [[chromaffin cells]] of the [[adrenal medulla]] and [[Sympathetic ganglion|sympathetic ganglia]]. The pathophysiology of pheochromocytoma does not depend on the histological subtype. [[Malignant]] and [[benign]] pheochromocytomas share the same [[biochemical]] and [[histological]] features. It may be sporadic or familial. All of these forms have [[genetic]] origin depending on a large number of [[genes]], for example, [[Von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor|VHL]], [[SDH|SDH,]] [[NF1]], [[RET proto-oncogene|RET]] [[Gene|genes]]. It is associated with conditions like MEN 2A syndrome, MEN 2B syndrome, VHL disease, and NF1.
==Pathophysiology==
==Pathophysiology==
Traditionally it is known as the "10% tumor":
===Physiology===
* bilateral disease is present in approximately 10% of patients
Pheochromocytoma is not associated with normal physiology.
* approximately 10% of tumours are malignant
 
* approximately 10% are located in chromaffin tissue outside of the adrenal gland
===Pathology===
* Approximately 10% arise in childhood
* It is understood that pheochromocytoma is the is mediated by excessive secretion of [[catecholamines]] and subsequent stimulation of [[adrenergic receptors]].
* Approximately 10% are familial
* Commonly secreted [[catecholamines]] include [[norepinephrine]] (predominant) and [[epinephrine]]. Some [[tumors]] may also secrete [[dopamine]]. <ref name="pmidorcid.org/0000-0003-2771-564X">{{cite journal| author=Smith RJ, Bryant RG| title=Metal substitutions incarbonic anhydrase: a halide ion probe study. | journal=Biochem Biophys Res Commun | year= 1975 | volume= 66 | issue= 4 | pages= 1281-6 | pmid=orcid.org/0000-0003-2771-564X | doi=10.1016/0006-291x(75)90498-2 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=3  }} </ref>
* Approximately 10% recur after being resected
* Excessive secretion of [[catecholamines]] may be either continuous or intermittent.
* Approximately 10% patients do not have [[hypertension]] (Campbell's Urology)
*Pheochromocytoma is a [[tumor]] which arises from the [[chromaffin cells]] of the [[adrenal medulla]] and [[Sympathetic ganglion|sympathetic ganglia]].
===Tumor Location===
*The pathophysiology of pheochromocytoma does not depend on the histological subtype. [[Malignant]] and [[benign]] pheochromocytomas share the same [[biochemical]] and [[histological]] features. <ref name="pmid10363888">{{cite journal| author=Goldstein RE, O'Neill JA, Holcomb GW, Morgan WM, Neblett WW, Oates JA et al.| title=Clinical experience over 48 years with pheochromocytoma. | journal=Ann Surg | year= 1999 | volume= 229 | issue= 6 | pages= 755-64; discussion 764-6 | pmid=10363888 | doi= | pmc=1420821 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10363888  }}</ref><ref name="pmid1900669">{{cite journal| author=Raz I, Katz A, Spencer MK| title=Epinephrine inhibits insulin-mediated glycogenesis but enhances glycolysis in human skeletal muscle. | journal=Am J Physiol | year= 1991 | volume= 260 | issue= 3 Pt 1 | pages= E430-5 | pmid=1900669 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1900669  }}</ref><ref name="pmid3521311">{{cite journal| author=Arnall DA, Marker JC, Conlee RK, Winder WW| title=Effect of infusing epinephrine on liver and muscle glycogenolysis during exercise in rats. | journal=Am J Physiol | year= 1986 | volume= 250 | issue= 6 Pt 1 | pages= E641-9 | pmid=3521311 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=3521311  }}</ref>
In adults, 90% tumors are located unilaterally and are solitary, and 10% are located outside the adrenal gland. In children 50% are adrenal, while 25% are bilateral and 25% are extraadrenal. The common extradrenal locations are the abdomen, thorax and urinary bladder.  
* The exact mechanism responsible for surge in [[catecholamine]] secretion remains unclear but it has been postulated that certain [[medications]] (such as [[opiates]], [[metoclopramide]] or [[beta blockers]]) and changes in [[tumor]] [[blood flow]] and [[pressure]] could be responsible factors.
*Binding to [[Β1-adrenoreceptors|β<sub>1</sub>]] receptors causes [[renin]] release from [[juxtaglomerular cells]] and [[lipolysis]] in [[adipose tissue]]. It Increases [[cardiac output]] by:
**Increase in [[heart rate]] in [[sinoatrial node]]
**Increase in [[atrial]] cardiac muscle [[contractility]]
**Increases in [[contractility]] and [[automaticity]] of [[ventricular]] cardiac muscle
**Increases in [[Electrical conduction system of the heart|conduction]] and [[automaticity]] of [[atrioventricular node]]
 
==Genetics==
* Pheochromocytoma can be transmitted in a sporadic(60-65%) or familial pattern. <ref name="pmid6103678">{{cite journal |vauthors=Webb TA, Sheps SG, Carney JA |title=Differences between sporadic pheochromocytoma and pheochromocytoma in multiple endocrime neoplasia, type 2 |journal=Am. J. Surg. Pathol. |volume=4 |issue=2 |pages=121–6 |year=1980 |pmid=6103678 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid3474647">{{cite journal |vauthors=Yee JK, Moores JC, Jolly DJ, Wolff JA, Respess JG, Friedmann T |title=Gene expression from transcriptionally disabled retroviral vectors |journal=Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. |volume=84 |issue=15 |pages=5197–201 |year=1987 |pmid=3474647 |pmc=298821 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
 
* Genes involved in the pathogenesis of pheochromocytoma include:
**[[RET gene|RET]] gene ([[MEN, type 2a|MEN 2A]], [[Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2|MEN 2B]] [[Syndrome|syndromes]])
**[[NF1|NF1 gene]]
**[[Von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor|VHL gene]] ([[Von Hippel-Lindau disease|VHL disease]])
**[[SDHD]], [[SDHB]], and [[SDHC]] genes of the [[Mitochondrial|mitochondrial complex]] <ref name="pmid15883706">{{cite journal| author=Gimm O| title=Pheochromocytoma-associated syndromes: genes, proteins and functions of RET, VHL and SDHx. | journal=Fam Cancer | year= 2005 | volume= 4 | issue= 1 | pages= 17-23 | pmid=15883706 | doi=10.1007/s10689-004-5740-1 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15883706  }} </ref>
**[[SDHA]], [[SDHAF2]], [[TMEM127]] (transmembrane protein 127), [[MAX (gene)|MAX]] (myc-associated factor X), [[Fumarate hydratase|FH]] (fumarate hydratase), [[PDH complex|PDH1]], PDH2 (pyruvate dehydrogenase), [[Hypoxia inducible factors|HIF1alpha]] (hypoxia-inducible factor), [[MDH1|MDH2]] (malate dehydrogenase), and KIF1Bß (kinesin family member) genes. <ref>{{cite book | last = Jameson | first = J | title = Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 19th Edition and Harrison's Manual of Medicine 19th Edition VAL PAK | publisher = McGraw-Hill Medical | location = New York | year = 2017 | isbn = 978-1260128857 }} </ref>
 
[[Pheochromocytoma]] and [[Paraganglioma|paragangliomas]]  (PPGL) susceptibility genes can be classified into the following clusters- <ref>{{cite book | last = Jameson | first = J | title = Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 19th Edition and Harrison's Manual of Medicine 19th Edition VAL PAK | publisher = McGraw-Hill Medical | location = New York | year = 2017 | isbn = 978-1260128857 }} </ref> <ref name="pmid15613462">{{cite journal| author=Eisenhofer G, Huynh TT, Pacak K, Brouwers FM, Walther MM, Linehan WM | display-authors=etal| title=Distinct gene expression profiles in norepinephrine- and epinephrine-producing hereditary and sporadic pheochromocytomas: activation of hypoxia-driven angiogenic pathways in von Hippel-Lindau syndrome. | journal=Endocr Relat Cancer | year= 2004 | volume= 11 | issue= 4 | pages= 897-911 | pmid=15613462 | doi=10.1677/erc.1.00838 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15613462  }} </ref>  <ref name="pmid28477311">{{cite journal| author=Lam AK| title=Update on Adrenal Tumours in 2017 World Health Organization (WHO) of Endocrine Tumours. | journal=Endocr Pathol | year= 2017 | volume= 28 | issue= 3 | pages= 213-227 | pmid=28477311 | doi=10.1007/s12022-017-9484-5 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28477311  }} </ref>
* Cluster 1
**[[Mutation|Mutations]] involving in [[overexpression]] of [[Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) IRES A|vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)]] as a result of pseudohypoxia
** Impaired [[DNA]] [[methylation]] leading to increased vascularization
* Cluster 2
** Activating [[Mutation|mutations]] of [[Wnt signaling pathway|Wnt-signaling pathway]] including Wnt receptor signaling and [[Hedgehog signaling pathway|Hedgehog]] signaling.
** Mutations of [[CSDE1]] (Cold shock domain containing E1) and [[MAML2|MAML3]] (Mastermind like transcriptional coactivator 3) genes7.
* Cluster 3
** Abnormal activation of [[Kinase|kinase signaling pathways]] like PI3Kinase/[[AKT]], [[RAS]]/RAF/ERK, and [[mTOR]] pathways.
 
==Associated conditions==
Conditions associated with pheochromocytoma include:
*[[Multiple endocrine neoplasia]] ([[Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1|MEN1]])
*[[Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN 2b)|Multiple endocrine neoplasia]] ([[MEN2|MEN2B]])
*[[Von Hippel-Lindau disease|Von-Hippel Lindau disease]] (VHL)
*[[Neurofibromatosis type I|Neurofibromatosis 1]] (NF1)


===Images===
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! align="center" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" + |MEN 1
| align="center" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" + |'''MEN 2'''
|-
| rowspan="3" |
* [[Medullary thyroid cancer]]
* [[Pheochromocytoma]]
* [[Primary hyperparathyroidism]]
|
* [[Medullary thyroid cancer]]
* [[Pheochromocytoma]]
* [[Neuroma|Mucosal neuromas]]
* [[Marfan's syndrome|Marfanoid habitus]]
|-
|-
|}


==Gross Pathology==
On [[gross pathology]], the characteristic findings of pheochromocytoma are:
* Small to large tumors usually associated with [[hemorrhage]] and [[necrosis]].<ref name="pmid26266130">{{cite journal| author=Sajjanar AB, Athanikar VS, Dinesh US, Nanjappa B, Patil PB| title=Non Functional Unilateral Adrenal Myelolipoma, A Case Report. | journal=J Clin Diagn Res | year= 2015 | volume= 9 | issue= 6 | pages= ED03-4 | pmid=26266130 | doi=10.7860/JCDR/2015/13209.6070 | pmc=4525519 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26266130  }}</ref>
* Usually [[Lobule|lobulated]]
*[[Bilateral]] when [[familial]] [[Tumor|tumors]]
* Associated with [[hyperplasia]] in the adjacent [[medulla]].
*[[Chromaffin]] reaction: fresh [[tumor]] cut section turns dark brown if add [[potassium dichromate]] at pH 5-6.
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Adrenaline.svg|[[Epinephrine]]
Image:Bilateral pheo MEN2.jpg|Bilateral pheochromocytoma in [[Multiple_endocrine_neoplasia_type_2|MEN2]]. Gross image. Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Bilateral_pheo_MEN2.jpg
Image:Norepinephrine.png|[[Norepinephrine]]]]
Image:Adrenal pheochromocytoma (1) histopathology.jpg|[[Micrograph]] of pheochromocytoma.
Image:Adrenal pheochromocytoma (3) histopathology.jpg|Histopathology of adrenal pheochromocytoma. Adrenectomy specimen.
Image:Adrenal pheochromocytoma (2) histopathology.jpg|Micrograph of pheochromocytoma.
Image:Adrenal pheochromocytoma (3) histopathology.jpg|Micrograph of pheochromocytoma.
Image:Bilateral pheo MEN2.jpg|Bilateral pheochromocytoma in [[Multiple_endocrine_neoplasia_type_2|MEN2]]. Gross image.
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Microscopic Pathology==
On microscopic histopathological analysis, the characterisitc findings of pheochromocytoma typically include: <ref name="pmid2912871">{{cite journal| author=Kliewer KE, Wen DR, Cancilla PA, Cochran AJ| title=Paragangliomas: assessment of prognosis by histologic, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural techniques. | journal=Hum Pathol | year= 1989 | volume= 20 | issue= 1 | pages= 29-39 | pmid=2912871 | doi=10.1016/0046-8177(89)90199-8 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=2912871  }} </ref> <ref name="pmid2684087">{{cite journal| author=Kliewer KE, Cochran AJ| title=A review of the histology, ultrastructure, immunohistology, and molecular biology of extra-adrenal paragangliomas. | journal=Arch Pathol Lab Med | year= 1989 | volume= 113 | issue= 11 | pages= 1209-18 | pmid=2684087 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=2684087  }} </ref>
* A nesting (Zellballen) pattern- this pattern is composed of well-defined clusters of tumor cells (round or polygonal epithelioid cells) containing eosinophilic cytoplasm separated by fibrovascular stroma.
* These cells have a central nucleus with an eosinophilic, granular cytoplasm, and clumped chromatin.
* At the periphery, spindle-shaped sustentacular or supporting cells are seen.
<gallery>
Image:Adrenal pheochromocytoma (1) histopathology.jpg|[[Micrograph]] of pheochromocytoma. Source: By Nephron - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5938524
Image:Adrenal pheochromocytoma (3) histopathology.jpg|Histopathology of adrenal pheochromocytoma. Adrenectomy specimen. Source: CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=535945
Image:Adrenal pheochromocytoma (2) histopathology.jpg|Micrograph of pheochromocytoma. Source: CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=535944
</gallery>
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Overview

It is understood that pheochromocytoma is mediated by excessive secretion of catecholamines and subsequent stimulation of adrenergic receptors. It arises from the chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla and sympathetic ganglia. The pathophysiology of pheochromocytoma does not depend on the histological subtype. Malignant and benign pheochromocytomas share the same biochemical and histological features. It may be sporadic or familial. All of these forms have genetic origin depending on a large number of genes, for example, VHL, SDH, NF1, RET genes. It is associated with conditions like MEN 2A syndrome, MEN 2B syndrome, VHL disease, and NF1.

Pathophysiology

Physiology

Pheochromocytoma is not associated with normal physiology.

Pathology

Genetics

  • Pheochromocytoma can be transmitted in a sporadic(60-65%) or familial pattern. [5][6]

Pheochromocytoma and paragangliomas (PPGL) susceptibility genes can be classified into the following clusters- [9] [10] [11]

Associated conditions

Conditions associated with pheochromocytoma include:

MEN 1 MEN 2

Gross Pathology

On gross pathology, the characteristic findings of pheochromocytoma are:

Microscopic Pathology

On microscopic histopathological analysis, the characterisitc findings of pheochromocytoma typically include: [13] [14]

  • A nesting (Zellballen) pattern- this pattern is composed of well-defined clusters of tumor cells (round or polygonal epithelioid cells) containing eosinophilic cytoplasm separated by fibrovascular stroma.
  • These cells have a central nucleus with an eosinophilic, granular cytoplasm, and clumped chromatin.
  • At the periphery, spindle-shaped sustentacular or supporting cells are seen.

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  1. ↑ Smith RJ, Bryant RG (1975). "Metal substitutions incarbonic anhydrase: a halide ion probe study". Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 66 (4): 1281–6. doi:10.1016/0006-291x(75)90498-2. PMID orcid.org/0000-0003-2771-564X Check |pmid= value (help).
  2. ↑ Goldstein RE, O'Neill JA, Holcomb GW, Morgan WM, Neblett WW, Oates JA; et al. (1999). "Clinical experience over 48 years with pheochromocytoma". Ann Surg. 229 (6): 755–64, discussion 764-6. PMC 1420821. PMID 10363888.
  3. ↑ Raz I, Katz A, Spencer MK (1991). "Epinephrine inhibits insulin-mediated glycogenesis but enhances glycolysis in human skeletal muscle". Am J Physiol. 260 (3 Pt 1): E430–5. PMID 1900669.
  4. ↑ Arnall DA, Marker JC, Conlee RK, Winder WW (1986). "Effect of infusing epinephrine on liver and muscle glycogenolysis during exercise in rats". Am J Physiol. 250 (6 Pt 1): E641–9. PMID 3521311.
  5. ↑ Webb TA, Sheps SG, Carney JA (1980). "Differences between sporadic pheochromocytoma and pheochromocytoma in multiple endocrime neoplasia, type 2". Am. J. Surg. Pathol. 4 (2): 121–6. PMID 6103678.
  6. ↑ Yee JK, Moores JC, Jolly DJ, Wolff JA, Respess JG, Friedmann T (1987). "Gene expression from transcriptionally disabled retroviral vectors". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 84 (15): 5197–201. PMC 298821. PMID 3474647.
  7. ↑ Gimm O (2005). "Pheochromocytoma-associated syndromes: genes, proteins and functions of RET, VHL and SDHx". Fam Cancer. 4 (1): 17–23. doi:10.1007/s10689-004-5740-1. PMID 15883706.
  8. ↑ Jameson, J (2017). Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 19th Edition and Harrison's Manual of Medicine 19th Edition VAL PAK. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical. ISBN 978-1260128857.
  9. ↑ Jameson, J (2017). Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 19th Edition and Harrison's Manual of Medicine 19th Edition VAL PAK. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical. ISBN 978-1260128857.
  10. ↑ Eisenhofer G, Huynh TT, Pacak K, Brouwers FM, Walther MM, Linehan WM; et al. (2004). "Distinct gene expression profiles in norepinephrine- and epinephrine-producing hereditary and sporadic pheochromocytomas: activation of hypoxia-driven angiogenic pathways in von Hippel-Lindau syndrome". Endocr Relat Cancer. 11 (4): 897–911. doi:10.1677/erc.1.00838. PMID 15613462.
  11. ↑ Lam AK (2017). "Update on Adrenal Tumours in 2017 World Health Organization (WHO) of Endocrine Tumours". Endocr Pathol. 28 (3): 213–227. doi:10.1007/s12022-017-9484-5. PMID 28477311.
  12. ↑ Sajjanar AB, Athanikar VS, Dinesh US, Nanjappa B, Patil PB (2015). "Non Functional Unilateral Adrenal Myelolipoma, A Case Report". J Clin Diagn Res. 9 (6): ED03–4. doi:10.7860/JCDR/2015/13209.6070. PMC 4525519. PMID 26266130.
  13. ↑ Kliewer KE, Wen DR, Cancilla PA, Cochran AJ (1989). "Paragangliomas: assessment of prognosis by histologic, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural techniques". Hum Pathol. 20 (1): 29–39. doi:10.1016/0046-8177(89)90199-8. PMID 2912871.
  14. ↑ Kliewer KE, Cochran AJ (1989). "A review of the histology, ultrastructure, immunohistology, and molecular biology of extra-adrenal paragangliomas". Arch Pathol Lab Med. 113 (11): 1209–18. PMID 2684087.
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