21. Mutations of this gene are common in various types of B-cell lymphoma and pheochromocytoma . 22. Peripherin was discovered as being the major intermediate filament in neuroblastoma cell lines and in rat pheochromocytoma cells. 23. The use of AMPT to treat Pheochromocytoma prior to surgery was discontinued due to its extensive side effects. 24. Type 2 VHL has been linked to missense mutations and is linked to a high risk of pheochromocytoma . 25. Pheochromocytoma -a hormone secreting tumor of the adrenal glands-is also present in 50 % of cases.26. It was also shown that, while stimulating muscarinic cholinergic receptors in cultured pheochromocytoma cells " increases" 27. It has also been shown that, while stimulating muscarinic cholinergic receptors in cultured pheochromocytoma cells " increases" 28. Diaphoresis due to ectopic catecholamine is a classic symptom of a pheochromocytoma , a rare tumor of the adrenal gland. 29. It was initially isolated in 1993 from a pheochromocytoma , a tumor of the adrenal medulla : hence the name. 30. MEN2B should be entertained as a diagnosis whenever a person is found to have either medullary thyroid carcinoma or pheochromocytoma .
