Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal
"Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D010236
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.465.625.650.700.705 C04.557.580.625.650.700.705
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| Concept/Terms |
Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal- Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal
- Extra-Adrenal Paraganglioma
- Extra-Adrenal Paragangliomas
- Paraganglioma, Extra Adrenal
- Paragangliomas, Extra-Adrenal
- Chemodectomas
- Paraganglioma, Nonchromaffin
- Nonchromaffin Paraganglioma
- Nonchromaffin Paragangliomas
- Paragangliomas, Nonchromaffin
- Paragangliomas, Familial Nonchromaffin, 1
- Chemodectoma
- Paraganglioma, Non-Chromaffin
- Non-Chromaffin Paraganglioma
- Non-Chromaffin Paragangliomas
- Paraganglioma, Non Chromaffin
- Paragangliomas, Non-Chromaffin
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal" by people in Profiles.
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Association of urinary bladder paragangliomas with germline mutations in the SDHB and VHL genes. Urol Oncol. 2015 Apr; 33(4):167.e13-20.
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Tumor angiogenesis in pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas. Surgery. 1996 Dec; 120(6):938-42; discussion 942-3.