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. 2023 Apr 10;49(3):307–319. doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2023.0038

Table 3. The “Pheochromocytoma of the Adrenal Gland Scaled Score” or PASS score.

ITEMS CONSIDERED PASS Score
Diffuse growth pattern or in "large nests" 2
Focal or diffuse necrosis 2
High cellularity 2
Cellular monotony 2
Tumor with spiculated cells 2
Mitotic index >3/10 large increase field 2
Atypical mitoses 2
Vascular invasion 1
Capsular invasion 1
Extension to adjacent adipose tissue 1
Intense nuclear pleomorphism 1
Nuclear hypercromasia 1