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Most Common: Hearing Loss (D034381), Deafness (D003638), Sensorineural HL (D006319), Waardenburg Syndrome, Usher Syndromes
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
Reference: MedGen: D010236
MeSH: D010236
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