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  2. Paraganglioma - Wikipedia

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    Carotid paraganglioma (carotid body tumor): Is the most common of the head and neck paragangliomas. It usually presents as a painless neck mass, but larger tumors may cause cranial nerve palsies, usually of the vagus nerve and hypoglossal nerve .

  3. Paraganglion - Wikipedia

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    They usually secrete hormones and estimates of a familial history vary. [1] [2] Nonchromaffin paragangliomas are usually benign. [3] They are generally present at the head and neck, most often at carotid body or jugulo-tympanic, they rarely secrete hormones and commonly have a familial history. [1] [2]

  4. Organ of Zuckerkandl - Wikipedia

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    The organ of Zuckerkandl is a chromaffin body derived from the neural crest located at the bifurcation of the aorta or at the origin of the inferior mesenteric artery.It can be the source of a paraganglioma.

  5. Glomus tumor - Wikipedia

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    Glomus tumors are usually solitary and small lesions. The vast majority are found in the hand, wrist, foot, and under the fingernails. [3]They are often painful, and the pain is reproduced when the lesion is placed in cold water - a history of sensitivity to cold weather is also common. [6]

  6. Gangliocytic paraganglioma - Wikipedia

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    A gangliocytic paraganglioma is a rare tumour that is typically found in the duodenum and consists of three components: (1) ganglion cells, (2) epithelioid cells (paraganglioma-like) and, (3) spindle cells (schwannoma-like).

  7. Topeka pathologist believes a rare tumor was the cause of ...

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    He says Schaetzel told him he believes Floyd died not from asphyxia from Chauvin’s actions, but from complications of a rare tumor called a paraganglioma that can cause a fatal surge of adrenaline.

  8. Pheochromocytoma - Wikipedia

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    Adrenal gland; the medulla (center, red) is the origin of the pheochromocytoma. There is an adrenal gland, highlighted in yellow, on top of each of the kidneys. Other clinical manifestations that have been reported include (in no particular order): [ 6 ] [ 13 ]

  9. Neuroendocrine tumor - Wikipedia

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    Neuroendocrine tumors, despite differing embryological origin, have common phenotypic characteristics. NETs show tissue immunoreactivity for markers of neuroendocrine differentiation (pan-neuroendocrine tissue markers) and may secrete various peptides and hormones. There is a lengthy list of potential markers in neuroendocrine tumors; several ...