Table 1 Clinical and tumor data of 63 PCC from 48 patients

From: Frequent loss of 17p, but no p53 mutations or protein overexpression in benign and malignant pheochromocytomas

Sex (M/F)

19/29

Average age (years)

45.7 (range 23–72)

Malignant/benign

18/30

Metastases

12

Sporadic cases

39

Familial cases

8

*MEN2a

6

*NF1

2

Adrenal cases

41

Extra-adrenal cases

7 (malignant/benign 4/3)

Unilateral cases

43

Bilateral cases

5 (all MEN 2a)

  1. *Indicates that of the 8 familial cases, there are 6 MEN2 cases and 2 NF1 cases.