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All are true about pheochromocytoma except?

A
Urinary V.M.A is most specific
B
Paraganglioma occurs at skull base
C
10% extra adrenal
D
Organ of Zuckerkandl is most common extra adrenal site
High-Yield Explanation
Paraganglioma is a term used to describe catecholamine producing tumors in the skull base and neck. The classic rule of tens is valid for pheochromocytoma. Organ of Zuckerkandl is a collection of chromaffin cells near the origin of the inferior mesenteric aery or near the aoic bifurcation. It is the most common extra-adrenal site of pheochromocytoma. Urinary VMA is used for diagnosis of neuroblastoma and not pheochromocytoma. The most sensitive test for pheochromocytoma is urinary fractionated metanephrine

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