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Descriptor
English
:
Paraganglioma
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Paraganglioma
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Paraganglioma
Synonyms
English
:
Paraganglioma, Gangliocytic
Tree Number:
C04.557.465.625.650.700
C04.557.580.625.650.700
Definition
English
:
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)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
/blood supply
/chem /second /secret /ultrastruct permitted; coord IM with precoord organ/neopl heading (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BS
blood supply
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SC
secondary
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
10421
Unique Identifier:
D010235
Occurrence in VHL
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