Preferred Label : Phaeochromocytoma;
ICD-11 definition : A neuroendocrine tumor of the medulla of the adrenal glands (originating in the chromaffin
cells), or extra-adrenal chromaffin tissue that failed to involute after birth and
secretes high amounts of catecholamines, usually noradrenaline (norepinephrine) and
adrenaline (epinephrine).;
ICD-11 synonym : Pheochromocytoma;
Origin ID : 13029801;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
A neuroendocrine tumor of the medulla of the adrenal glands (originating in the chromaffin
cells), or extra-adrenal chromaffin tissue that failed to involute after birth and
secretes high amounts of catecholamines, usually noradrenaline (norepinephrine) and
adrenaline (epinephrine).