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Paraganglioma

"Paraganglioma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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)


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Paraganglioma" by people in this website by year, and whether "Paraganglioma" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 8 publications over 7 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2022
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