"Paraganglioma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D010235
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.465.625.650.700 C04.557.580.625.650.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Paraganglioma- Paraganglioma
- Paragangliomas
- Paraganglioma, Gangliocytic
- Gangliocytic Paraganglioma
- Gangliocytic Paragangliomas
- Paragangliomas, Gangliocytic
- Paragangliomas, Familial, 1
- Paragangliomata
- Paragangliomas 1
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Paraganglioma" by people in Profiles.
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Gangliocytic paraganglioma of filum terminale: report of a rare case. Neurol India. 2014 Sep-Oct; 62(5):543-5.
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A cryptic BAP1 splice mutation in a family with uveal and cutaneous melanoma, and paraganglioma. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2012 Nov; 25(6):815-8.
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Succinate inhibition of alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent enzymes in a yeast model of paraganglioma. Hum Mol Genet. 2007 Dec 15; 16(24):3136-48.
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Case report: intra-renal paraganglioma masquerading as a renal cyst. Int Urol Nephrol. 2003; 35(4):475-8.
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[Multiple neoplasms in paraganglion system without functional effects]. Frankf Z Pathol. 1954; 65(4):578-90.