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Term ID: | 8590 |
Name: | Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal |
Definition: | A relatively rare, usually benign neoplasm originating in the chemoreceptor tissue of the CAROTID BODY; GLOMUS JUGULARE; GLOMUS TYMPANICUM; AORTIC BODIES; and the female genital tract. It consists histologically of rounded or ovoid hyperchromatic cells that tend to be grouped in an alveolus-like pattern within a scant to moderate amount of fibrous stroma and a few large thin-walled vascular channels. (From Stedman, 27th ed) |
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ParentIDs: | MESH:D010235 |
TreeNumbers: | C04.557.465.625.650.700.705 |C04.557.580.625.650.700.705 |
Synonyms: | Chemodectoma |Chemodectomas |Extra-Adrenal Paraganglioma |Extra-Adrenal Paragangliomas |Nonchromaffin Paraganglioma |Non-Chromaffin Paraganglioma |Nonchromaffin Paragangliomas |Non-Chromaffin Paragangliomas |Paraganglioma, Extra Adrenal |Paraganglioma, Nonchromaf |
Slim Mappings: | Cancer |
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MedGen: D010236
MeSH: D010236
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Genes: | Phenotypes | | Disease Causing ClinVar Variants | |
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