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 |