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MeSH Heading: Paraganglioma
Tree Number(s): C04.557.465.625.650.700; C04.557.580.625.650.700
Unique ID: D010235
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010235
Annotation: coordinate with precoordinated organ/neoplasm term
Scope Note: A neural crest tumor usually derived from the chromoreceptor tissue of a paraganglion, such as the carotid body, or medulla of the adrenal gland (usually called a chromaffinoma or pheochromocytoma). It is more common in women than in men. (Stedman, 25th ed; from Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)
Entry Term(s): Paraganglioma, Gangliocytic; Paragangliomata
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2022/05/23

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cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

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diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

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ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

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immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

secondary (SC)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Paraganglioma MeSH Descriptor Data 2025