| Descriptor English: | Carotid Body Tumor | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Tumor del Cuerpo Carotídeo
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Tumor do Corpo Carotídeo | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Tumeur du glomus carotidien | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Carotid Body Paraganglioma Carotid Body Paragangliomas Carotid Body Tumors Paraganglioma, Carotid Body Paragangliomas, Carotid Body Tumor, Carotid Body Tumors, Carotid Body |
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| Tree number(s): |
C04.557.465.625.650.700.705.220 C04.557.580.625.650.700.705.220 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002345 | ||||||
| Scope note: | 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. |
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| Annotation: | organ/neoplasm & histological coordinates not necessary |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood BS blood supply CF cerebrospinal fluid CH chemistry CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SC secondary SU surgery TH therapy UL ultrastructure UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| DeCS ID: | 2388 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D002345 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WL 102.9 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2012/07/03 |
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Carotid Body Tumor
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| Concept UI |
M0003547 |
| Scope note | 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. |
| Preferred term | Carotid Body Tumor |
| Entry term(s) |
Carotid Body Paraganglioma Carotid Body Paragangliomas Carotid Body Tumors Paraganglioma, Carotid Body Paragangliomas, Carotid Body Tumor, Carotid Body Tumors, Carotid Body |
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