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From: Pitfalls in the diagnosis and treatment of a hypertensive patient with unilateral primary aldosteronism and contralateral pheochromocytoma: a case report

Fig. 2

Microscopic findings of pheochromocytoma. Equipment parameters: Microscope: OLYMPUS BX51TF Objective lens: UPlanSApo X40 Cameras: OLYMPUS DP73 Acquisition software: cellSens Standard Measured resolution: 72dpi. A-F, Hematoxylin–eosin (HE) staining, and immunohistochemical examination of the tumor tissue. A HE-staining revealed that the tumor was arranged in diffuse sheets or nests, and the tumor cells were large with prominent nucleoli. B-D Immunohistochemical examination revealed that the tumor was positive for CgA, synaptophysin, and SDHB. E CYP11B2 was negative, and F a few Ki-67 positive cells were detected

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BMC Endocrine Disorders

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