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Paraganglioma
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A carotid body tumor (also called paraganglionoma or chemodectoma) is a tumor found in the upper neck at the branching of the carotid artery. They arise from the chemoreceptor organ (paraganglion) located in the adventitia of the carotid artery bifurcation. [ ]
Term info
Label
Paraganglioma
Synonyms
- Carotid body tumors
- Paragangliomas
has alternative id
HP:0003004, HP:0002670
has obo namespace
human_phenotype
id
HP:0002668