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Pacak Lab: Section on Medical Neuroendocrinology

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  • Created by Timothy Mrozek, last modified by Jonas, Nichole (NIH/NICHD) [F] on Apr 16, 2020
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Overview

Here you can find a diagram of  the human body with common sites of pheochromocytoma/paragnagliomas. The light blue highlighted regions along the spinal cord and around the abdomen, chest, and neck represent ganglia (nerve cluster intersections) of the sympathetic system from which pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma commonly arise.


diagram of the human body that displays light blue highlighted regions along the spinal cord and around the abdomen
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Full Body

This animation highlights regions along the spinal cord and around the abdomen, chest, and neck in light blue to represent ganglia (nerve cluster intersections) of the sympathetic system from which pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma commonly arise.






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