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paraganglioma
(redirected from Glomus jugulare tumours)

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paraganglioma /para·gan·gli·o·ma/ (-gang?gle-o´mah) a tumor of the tissue composing the paraganglia.
nonchromaffin paraganglioma  chemodectoma.
par·a·gan·gli·o·ma (pr-gnggl-m)
n.
A tumor usually derived from the chromoceptor or chromaffin tissue of a paraganglion or the medulla of the adrenal gland.
paraganglioma
a tumor of the tissue composing the paraganglia.
paraganglioma Oncology A head & neck neural crest tumor more common in ♀; 2-9% of PGs in carotid body, vagal body and jugulo-tympanic region are malignant; 25% of laryngeal PGs are malignant. See Zellballen.


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