paraganglioma

English

Etymology

para- +‎ ganglioma

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Noun

paraganglioma (plural paragangliomas or paragangliomata)

1. A rare and typically benign neoplasm that can be found in the abdomen, thorax, or head and neck region.
   • 1911 August 24, W. M. Leonard, “Recent progress in cancer research”, in The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal‎^[1]:

     In the bulletin for April 24, 1911, of the French Association for the Study of Cancer was presented a paper by Alezais and Peyron on the "Histogenesis of Carotid Paragangliomata." This elaborate histologic study, however, contributes little new or of importance to our knowledge of the nature of carcinoma.

   • 1914 May, The Journal of Medical Research‎^[2], volume 30, number 144:

     The third type of growth derived from the sympathetic system is the chromaffine tumor, or paraganglioma, as it is often called, because of its origin from the paraganglia.

   • 2013, Mario Sanna, Microsurgery of Skull Base Paragangliomas‎^[3]:

     The exact site of origin is often difficult to determine because paragangliomas can arise from within the canaliculi of the temporal bone, the jugular fossa, and the middle ear cleft, which are in close proximity to each other.

Synonyms

• chemodectoma

Related terms

• paraganglion