Definitions
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- noun A rare and typically
benign neoplasm that can be found in theabdomen ,thorax , orhead andneck region.
Etymologies
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Patients who inherit a damaged gene on chromosome 11 from the father, for instance, develop a neck tumor called paraganglioma; a child who inherits the exact mutation from the mother is fine.
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Erik, who turned 14 this month, has a rare form of cancer, called paraganglioma, and a host of other medical problems.
The Seattle Times 2010
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Erik, who turned 14 this month, has a rare form of cancer called paraganglioma, and a host of other medical problems.
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SALT LAKE CITY - University of Utah researchers and their colleagues have identified the gene that is mutated in a hereditary form of a rare neuroendocrine tumor called paraganglioma
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Other tests showed similar results, the researchers said, notably in 14 patients with pheochromocytoma, a rare tumor of the adrenal glands, and paraganglioma, another rare tumor.
Study Finds Way To Predict When Cancer Will Spread Meghan Neal 2011
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Other tests showed similar results, the researchers said, notably in 14 patients with pheochromocytoma, a rare tumor of the adrenal glands, and paraganglioma, another rare tumor.
Study Finds Way To Predict When Cancer Will Spread Meghan Neal 2011
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Secondary hypertension indicates that the high blood pressure is a result of (i.e., secondary to) another condition, such as kidney disease or tumours (pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma).
Archive 2009-04-01 1 Dinosaur 2009
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Wikimedia Commons A micrograph of a rare paraganglioma tumor.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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Wikimedia Commons A micrograph of a rare paraganglioma tumor.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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Other tests showed similar results, the researchers said, notably in 14 patients with pheochromocytoma, a rare tumor of the adrenal glands, and paraganglioma, another rare tumor.
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