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Diseases

Carotid Body Paraganglioma

carotid body paraganglioma

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Diseases
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Basic Information

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Core Information

Disease Name
Carotid Body Paraganglioma
Standard Disease Name
carotid body paraganglioma
MeSH Tree
No data
ICD-10
No data

Identifiers

DO ID
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MeSH ID
D002345
OMIM ID
168000|MTHU004452
UMLS ID
C0007279
HPO ID
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Description and Extensions

Description
NCI2016_CDISC_1602D:A neoplasm of the chemoreceptor system (e.g. carotid body, glomus jugulare, glomus vagale) for which the malignancy status has not be established.|NCI2016_02D:A benign or malignant extra-adrenal parasympathetic paraganglioma arising from paraganglia adjacent to or in the bifurcation of the common carotid artery. Most patients present with a slow growing, painless mass in the neck.|MSH2017_2016_08_12:Benign paraganglioma at the bifurcation of the COMMON CAROTID ARTERIES. It can encroach on the parapharyngeal space and produce dysphagia, pain, and cranial nerve palsies.|HPO2016_07_04:A usually benign neoplasm originating in the chemoreceptor tissue of the cartodi body, glomus jugulare, glomus tympanicum, aortic bodies, or the female genital tract. []