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Descriptor
English
:
Carotid Body Tumor
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Tumor del Cuerpo Carotídeo
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Tumor do Corpo Carotídeo
Synonyms
English
:
Paraganglioma, Carotid Body
Tree Number:
C04.557.465.625.650.700.705.220
C04.557.580.625.650.700.705.220
Definition
English
:
Benign
paraganglioma
at the bifurcation of the COMMON
CAROTID ARTERIES
. It can encroach on the parapharyngeal space and produce dysphagia, pain, and cranial nerve palsies.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
/blood supply
/chem /second /secret /ultrastruct permitted; organ/neopl & histol coords not necessary
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BS
blood supply
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SC
secondary
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
2388
Unique Identifier:
D002345
Occurrence in VHL
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