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