"Paraganglioma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D010235
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.465.625.650.700 C04.557.580.625.650.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Paraganglioma- Paraganglioma
- Paragangliomas
- Paraganglioma, Gangliocytic
- Gangliocytic Paraganglioma
- Gangliocytic Paragangliomas
- Paragangliomas, Gangliocytic
- Paragangliomas, Familial, 1
- Paragangliomata
- Paragangliomas 1
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Paraganglioma" by people in Profiles.
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Update on Tumor Surveillance for Children with Hereditary Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma Syndromes. Clin Cancer Res. 2025 Aug 14; 31(16):3368-3376.
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Recurrent carotid paragangliomas in a syndromic patient with a heterozygous missense variant in DNA Methyltransferase 3 Alpha. Am J Med Genet A. 2025 Jan; 197(1):e63849.
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False elevations in urinary metanephrines: under-recognised pitfall with 24-hour urinary volume collection. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Feb 04; 14(2).
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Management of primary cardiac paraganglioma. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 07; 164(1):158-166.e1.
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Tracheal paraganglioma presenting as stridor in a pediatric patient, case report and literature review. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 Apr; 107:145-149.
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Von Hippel-Lindau and Hereditary Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma Syndromes: Clinical Features, Genetics, and Surveillance Recommendations in Childhood. Clin Cancer Res. 2017 Jun 15; 23(12):e68-e75.
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Comprehensive Molecular Characterization of Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma. Cancer Cell. 2017 02 13; 31(2):181-193.
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Metastatic sympathetic paraganglioma in a patient with loss of the SDHC gene. Fam Cancer. 2015 Dec; 14(4):615-9.
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Glomus tympanicum: a review of 115 cases over 4 decades. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015 Jan; 152(1):136-42.
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Natural history of glomus jugulare: a review of 16 tumors managed with primary observation. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015 Jan; 152(1):98-105.