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malignant carotid body paraganglioma

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Disease Overview

A carotid body paraganglioma that metastasizes to other anatomic sites.

Synonyms

  • cancer of carotid body
  • carotid body cancer
  • carotid body paraganglioma, malignant
  • chemodectoma, malignant
  • malignant carotid body neoplasm
  • malignant carotid body paraganglioma
  • malignant carotid body tumor
  • malignant carotid body tumor (morphologic abnormality)
  • malignant carotid body tumour
  • malignant carotid body tumour (morphologic abnormality)
  • malignant neoplasm of carotid body
  • malignant neoplasm of the carotid body
  • malignant tumor of carotid body
  • malignant tumor of the carotid body
  • malignant tumour of carotid body
  • malignant tumour of the carotid body
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