paraganglioma

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 develop in the adrenal gland are called pheochromocytomas. Those that develop outside of the adrenal glands near blood vessels or nerves are called glomus tumors or chemodectomas.

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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 — n. a benign tumour arising from paraganglion cells. Such tumours can occur around the aorta, the carotid artery (carotid body tumour), and the cervical portion of the vagus nerve (glomus tumour), as well as in the abdomen and the eye …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • 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

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