nonchromaffin paraganglioma
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paraganglioma — A neoplasm usually derived from the chromoreceptor 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. nonchromaffin p. SYN: chem … Medical dictionary
chemodectoma — Aortic body, carotid body, chemoreceptor, or glomus jugulare tumor; nonchromaffin paraganglioma; receptoma; a relatively rare, usually benign neoplasm originating in the chemoreceptor tissue of the … Medical dictionary
Catecholamine — Pronounced cat·e·chol·amine. An amine derived from the amino acid tyrosine examples include epinephrine (adrenaline), norepinephrine (noradrenaline), and dopamine that act as hormones or neurotransmitters. There are a number of disorders… … Medical dictionary
Glomus tumor — Infobox Disease Name = Glomus tumor Caption = DiseasesDB = 30732 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = 8711/0 OMIM = 138000 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = derm eMedicineTopic = 167 MeshID = D005918 : Glomus tumor was also the name formerly used for a tumor now… … Wikipedia
Paraganglia — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 277 GrayPage = 1277 Caption = Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = p 04 DorlandsSuf = 12611860 The paraganglia (or chromaffin… … Wikipedia
