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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 19.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Transl Endocrinol Case Rep. 2018 Aug 2;10:1–3. doi: 10.1016/j.jecr.2018.07.003

Fig. 2. Gross pathology and histopathology of large pheochromocytoma.

Fig. 2.

(A) Gross image of left adrenal mass resected with a pronounced left adrenal vein (AV). (B) Gross image of a bisected left adrenal mass showed variegated, partially cystic and hemorrhagic cut surface. (C) H&E staining of the adrenomedullary tumor cells showing finely granular eosinophilic cytoplasm, round to oval nuclei with occasional prominent nucleolus and focal cytologic pleo-morphism characteristic of pheochromocytoma. Magnification, 400 ×. (D) Immunohistochemical staining of the left adrenal tumor reveals retained succinyl dehydrogenase B (SDH-B) expression (brown staining) in the tumor cells. Magnification, 400 ×.