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chemodectoma
(redirected from paraganglioma)

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chemodectoma [¦kē·mō‚dek′tō·mə]
(medicine)
A benign tumor of the carotid body.
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Byline: ANI Washington, July 24 (ANI): Scientists from University of Utah have identified a genetic mutation linked to hereditary form of a rare neuroendocrine tumour called paraganglioma (PGL).
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The local distribution of paraganglioma was recently reported as: 47% jugulotympanic, 43% carotid, 10% vagal tumors.
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