Phaeochromocytoma
- Previous year questions on Phaeochromocytoma for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Medicine section of the exam.
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- 34 live questions in Phaeochromocytoma.
- 6 of 34 questions carry a verified exam year: 2018, 2019.
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- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.VMA is elevated in which of the following condition:
- APheochromocytoma✓ Correct answer
- BConn’s syndrome
- CCarcinoid syndrome
- DTuberous sclerosis
Q2.VMA is excreted in urine in:-
- AAlkaptonuria
- BPhenyl ketonuria
- CDiabetic ketoacidosis
- DPheochromocytoma✓ Correct answer
Q3.Best way to localize extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma:-
- AX-ray
- BNucleotide scan✓ Correct answer
- CVMA excretion
- DClinical examination
Q4.A 50-year-old man consults you because he has been having transient periods of rapid heart beat accompanied by sweating, flushing, and a sense of impending doom. Examination is unrevealing, with no evidence of arrhythmia at the time of the exam. However, the man's wife is a nurse, so the physician asks that she take vital signs the next time one of the episodes occurs. She does, and demonstrates a BP of 195/140 with heart rate 160/min during the episode. She promptly brings him to you, but the spell is over by the time that he is seen. Urinary measurement of which of the following would most likely be diagnostic in this case
- ADehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
- BHuman chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
- C17-ketosteroids
- DVanillylmandelic acid VMA✓ Correct answer
Q5.Episodic hypertension is a feature of
- ACarcinoid tumor
- BInsulinoma
- CPheochromocytoma✓ Correct answer
- DZollinger-Ellison syndrome
Q6.Pheochromocytoma produces all except?
- ANor-epinephrine
- BSecretin✓ Correct answer
- CVaso-active intestinal polypeptide
- DCalcitonin
Q7.Which of the following is best for diagnosis of pheochromocytoma?
- A24-hour urinary Vanillyl Mandelic acid
- B24-hour urinary Fractionated Metanephrine✓ Correct answer
- C24-hour Urinary Hydroxy indole acetic acid
- D24-hour Urinary Hydroxy tryptamine
Q8.The most common site of ectopic pheochromocytoma is
- ABladder
- BFilum terminale
- CCeliac plexus
- DOrgan of Zuckerkandl✓ Correct answer
Q9.V.M.A levels are elevated in all except?
- APheochromocytoma
- BNeuroblastoma
- CCarcinoid tumor✓ Correct answer
- DParaganglioma
Q10.The investigation of choice for extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma
- ACT
- BMRI
- CX-ray
- DMIBG scan✓ Correct answer
Answer key
Q1: A. Pheochromocytoma; Q2: D. Pheochromocytoma; Q3: B. Nucleotide scan; Q4: D. Vanillylmandelic acid VMA; Q5: C. Pheochromocytoma; Q6: B. Secretin; Q7: B. 24-hour urinary Fractionated Metanephrine; Q8: D. Organ of Zuckerkandl; Q9: C. Carcinoid tumor; Q10: D. MIBG scan.
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