Term: pheochromocytoma
Literally meaning:
Origin: Anc Greek
φαιός/pheos(= dusky, dim)
+χρωμο-/chromo-(=combining form denoting color)
+κυτο-/cyto- (=-cyte combining form meaning “cell” derived from anc Greek κυτίον/kytion/cytion=box, container)
+-ωμα/-oma (suffix denoting state or condition of mass growth)
Coined/History
The etymology refers to the color of the tumor cells acquire when stained with chromium salts. In 1912, a pathologist named Ludwig Pick, coined first time the term. Roux performed the first surgical resection of a pheochromocytoma in Lausanne , Switzerland
Definition
Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor derived from chromaffin cells of the medulla of the adrenal glands. Up to 25% of pheochromocytomas may be familial indicating a hereditary disease.
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