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Section of tissue block obtained from adrenal tumor with Hematoxylin and Eosin stain, under low power, showing organoid neoplasm with large nests of tumor cells (black arrows) surrounded by rim of spindle cells or sustentacular cells (yellow arrows). These are features suggestive of an adrenal pheochromocytoma
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The tumor was resected successfully and tissue samples were sent for histopathology using hematoxylin and eosin stain (Figure 1) and immunohistochemical staining (Figure 2).
Immunohistochemistry of adrenal tumor showing diffuse cytoplasmic positivity of tumor cells to neuroendocrine markers namely Synaptophysin (black arrows) and Chromogranin (red arrows)
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The tumor was resected successfully and tissue samples were sent for histopathology using hematoxylin and eosin stain (Figure 1) and immunohistochemical staining (Figure 2).