in diameter and is irregularly oval in shape; several smaller nodules are found around or near the main mass.

Each cell contains a large round or oval nucleus, the protoplasm surrounding which is clear, and is not stained by chromic salts.

Since it is not stained by chromic salts, it is not truly a part of Chromafin system; viz.

It is situated near the ganglion impar in pelvis, and also at the termination of median sacral artery.

[2] This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1281 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)