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PARAGANGLIOME [1 record]

Record 1 2004-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cancers and Oncology
  • Nervous System
  • Endocrine System and Metabolism
DEF

A tumor of the tissue composing paraganglia, a collection of chromaffin cells, which are derived from neural ectodermic, occurring outside of the adrenal medulla, most commonly near the sympathetic ganglia and in relation to the aorta and its branches.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cancers et oncologie
  • Système nerveux
  • Systèmes endocrinien et métabolique
DEF

Tumeur développée aux dépens des corpuscules ou glomus du système paraganglionnaire.

Spanish

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