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Stage Explanation
Stages of pheochromocytoma
Localized benign pheochromocytoma
Regional pheochromocytoma
Metastatic pheochromocytoma
Recurrent pheochromocytoma
Stages of pheochromocytoma
Once pheochromocytoma is found, more tests will be done to see if the tumor has spread. This is called staging. A doctor needs to know the stage of the disease to plan treatment. The following stages are used for
pheochromocytoma:
Localized benign pheochromocytoma
Tumor is found in only one area and has not spread to other tissues. Most pheochromocytomas do not spread to other parts of the body and are not cancer.
Regional pheochromocytoma
Cancer has spread to lymph nodes in the area or to other tissues around the
original cancer. (Lymph nodes are small bean-shaped structures that are found
throughout the body. They produce and store infection -fighting cells.)
Metastatic pheochromocytoma
The cancer has spread to other parts of the body.
Recurrent pheochromocytoma
Recurrent disease means that the cancer has come back (recurred) after it has
been treated. It may come back in the area where it started or in another part
of the body.
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