Pheochromocytoma does not arise from which of the following –
Correct Answer: Adrenal cortex
Description: Pheochromocytoma
Pheochromocytoma is a neoplasm of chromaffin cells which usually arise from the adrenal medulla.
About 10% of these tumors arise at extra-adrenal sites, where they are called paraganglioma:-
Paravertebral paraganglia (organs of zuckerkandl ) → Have sympathetic connection.
Carotid bodies (chemodectomas).
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