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MIBG scan shows avid uptake of radiotracer in the right adrenal gland.
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An MIBG (iodine-123-meta-iodobenzylguanidine) scan showed avid uptake of radiotracer in the right adrenal gland with otherwise normal physiological distribution (Figure 1).
Gross appearance of the pheochromocytoma specimen.
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The final pathology report showed a pheochromocytoma (Figures 2 and 3).
Histological examination revealed a neoplasm characterized by variably atypical cells exhibiting different growth patterns. Depicted here are pleomorphic neoplastic cells with intracytoplasmic hyaline globules (H&E stain, 20x).
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The final pathology report showed a pheochromocytoma (Figures 2 and 3).