1) Endocrine neoplasium
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A paraganglioma is rare neuroendocrine neoplasm that may develop at various body sites (including the head, neck, thorax and abdomen). About 97% are benign and cured by surgical removal; the remaining 3% are malignant because they are able to produce distant metastases. `Paraganglioma` is now the most-widely accepted term for these lesions, that.....
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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 gla...
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<radiology> (glomus tumour) chemodectoma, arise from extra-adrenal portions of paraganglion system, females more than males, 5% most likely to be multiple, associated with branchial arch mesodermal derivatives, sites: carotid bifurcation (glomus jugulare), middle ear (glomus tympanicum), along vagus nerve (glomus vagale), also: larynx, orbit,...
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(par″ә-gang″gle-o´mә) a tumor of the tissue composing the paraganglia.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: par′ă-gang′glē-ō′mă Definitions: 1. A neoplasm usually derived from the chemoreceptor 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.
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