Preferred Name |
Paraganglioma |
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Synonyms |
Carotid body tumors Carotid body tumours Paragangliomas |
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Definitions |
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. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002668 |
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database_cross_reference |
SNOMEDCT_US:803009 UMLS:C0030421 SNOMEDCT_US:253029009 SNOMEDCT_US:302833002 MSH:D010235 SNOMEDCT_US:72787006 SNOMEDCT_US:127027008 NCIT:C3308 |
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definition |
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. |
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has exact synonym |
Carotid body tumors Carotid body tumours Paragangliomas |
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has_alternative_id |
HP:0002670 HP:0003004 |
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id |
HP:0002668 |
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label |
Paraganglioma |
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notation |
HP:0002668 |
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prefLabel |
Paraganglioma |
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subClassOf |