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Paraganglioma — Classification and external resources Micrograph of a carotid body tumor (a type of paraganglioma). ICD 10 C … Wikipedia
paraganglioma — m. oncol. Tumor que se desarrolla a partir del tejido cromafín de los paraganglios. Es de crecimiento lento y se manifiesta por crisis de hipertensión arterial. El tratamiento es quirúrgico. Medical Dictionary. 2011. paraganglioma … Diccionario médico
paraganglioma — noun A rare and typically benign neoplasm that can be found in the abdomen, thorax, or head and neck region. Syn: chemodectoma … Wiktionary
paraganglioma — A neoplasm usually derived from the chromoreceptor tissue of a paraganglion, such as the carotid body, or the medulla of the adrenal gland; the latter is usually termed a chromaffinoma or pheochromocytoma. nonchromaffin p. SYN: chem … Medical dictionary
paraganglioma — para·ganglioma … English syllables
paraganglioma — A rare, usually benign tumor that develops from cells of the paraganglia. Paraganglia are a collection of cells that came from embryonic nervous tissue, and are found near the adrenal glands and some blood vessels and nerves. Paragangliomas that… … English dictionary of cancer terms
paraganglioma — |parə+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from para (I) + ganglioma : a ganglioma derived from chromaffin cells … Useful english dictionary
paraganglioma syndrome — (PGL) an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by tumors of the paraganglia, most frequently of the carotid body, classified into four forms (PGL1–PGL4) on the basis of the site of the mutation; three result from mutations in genes coding… … Medical dictionary
medullary paraganglioma — pheochromocytoma … Medical dictionary
nonchromaffin paraganglioma — chemodectoma … Medical dictionary
