Adrenal gland & paraganglia
General
WHO classification
Author: Andrey Bychkov, M.D., Ph.D.
Last author update: 1 July 2018
Last staff update: 8 April 2024 (update in progress)
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Table of Contents
Definition / general | WHO (2017) | Additional references | Board review style question #1 | Board review style answer #1Cite this page: Bychkov A. WHO classification. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/adrenalwho.html. Accessed April 24th, 2024.
Definition / general
- This classification is applicable to tumors that occur in the adrenal gland
WHO (2017)
- Tumors of the adrenal cortex ICD-O
- Adrenal cortical carcinoma8370/0
- Adrenal cortical adenoma 8590/1
- Sex cord stromal tumors 9054/0
- Adenomatoid tumor
- Mesenchymal and stromal tumors
- Myelolipoma 8870/0
- Schwannoma 9560/0
- Hematolymphoid tumors
- Secondary tumors
- Tumors of the adrenal medulla and extra-adrenal paraganglia ICD-O
- Pheochromocytoma 8700/3
- Extra-adrenal paragangliomas
- Neuroblastic tumors of the adrenal gland
- Neuroblastoma 9500/3
- Ganglioneuroblastoma, nodular 9490/3
- Ganglioneuroblastoma, intermixed 9490/3
- Ganglioneuroma9490/0
- Composite pheochromocytoma 8700/3
- Composite paraganglioma8693/3
Additional references
Board review style question #1
Which of these tumors arises from within the adrenal gland?
- Carotid body paraganglioma
- Jugulotympanic paraganglioma
- Laryngeal paraganglioma
- Pheochromocytoma
- Vagal paraganglioma
Board review style answer #1
D. Pheochromocytoma
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Reference: World Health Organization (WHO) 2017 classification of adrenal gland tumors
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Reference: World Health Organization (WHO) 2017 classification of adrenal gland tumors
