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Carcinoid tumor +   
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Paraganglioma +   
A carotid body tumor (also called paraganglionoma or chemodectoma) is a tumor found in the upper neck at the branching of the carotid artery. They arise from the chemoreceptor organ (paraganglion) located in the adventitia of the carotid artery bifurcation.
Pheochromocytoma +   

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: Carotid body tumors ;   Carotid body tumours ;   Paragangliomas ;   Vagus Nerve Paraganglioma
Alternate IDs: HP:0002670 ;   HP:0003004
Xrefs: EFO:1000621 ;   NCI:C3308 ;   SNOMEDCT_US:127027008 ;   SNOMEDCT_US:253029009 ;   SNOMEDCT_US:302833002 ;   SNOMEDCT_US:72787006 ;   SNOMEDCT_US:803009 ;   UMLS:C0030421
Definition Sources: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-9199

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