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carotid body paraganglioma

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Disease Overview

A benign or malignant extra-adrenal parasympathetic paraganglioma arising from paraganglia adjacent to or in the bifurcation of the common carotid artery. Most patients present with a slow growing, painless mass in the neck.

Synonyms

  • carotid body chemodectoma
  • carotid body paraganglioma
  • carotid body tumor
  • carotid body tumour
  • chemodectoma
  • chemodectoma, undetermined
  • paraganglioma of carotid body
  • paraganglioma of the carotid body
  • tumor of carotid body
  • tumor of the carotid body
  • tumour of carotid body
  • tumour of the carotid body
GARD Disease Summary

The Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) has information and resources for patients, caregivers, and families that may be helpful before and after diagnosis of this condition. GARD is a program of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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