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A neural crest tumor usually derived from the chromoreceptor tissue of a paraganglion, such as the carotid body, or medulla of the adrenal gland (usually called a chromaffinoma or pheochromocytoma). It is more common in women than in men. (Stedman, 25th ed; from Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)
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- Paraganglioma, Gangliocytic
- Paragangliomata
- Gangliocytic Paraganglioma
- Gangliocytic Paragangliomas
- Paragangliomas
- Paragangliomatas
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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- National Library of Medicine. Paraganglioma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010235. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010235
- Paraganglioma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraganglioma
- Paraganglioma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q581592