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'''Paraganglioma''' is a rare tumour arising from the paraganglion. | '''Paraganglioma''' is a rare tumour arising from the paraganglion. A paraganglioma arising in the [[adrenal gland]] is known as a [[pheochromocytoma]]. | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
*Definition: tumour of paraganglion. | *Definition: tumour of paraganglion. | ||
**Can be sympathetic or parasympathetic. | **Can be sympathetic or parasympathetic. | ||
*Most common paraganglioma = pheochromocytoma.<ref name=Ref_EP_327>{{Ref EP|327}}</ref> | *Most common paraganglioma = [[pheochromocytoma]].<ref name=Ref_EP_327>{{Ref EP|327}}</ref> | ||
**Head & neck most common site - after abdomen. | **Head & neck most common site - after abdomen. | ||
*Carotid body tumour = paraganglioma of carotid body. | *Carotid body tumour = paraganglioma of carotid body. | ||