Paraganglioma
paraganglioma par·a·gan·gli·o·ma (pār’ə-gāng’glē-ō’mə)
n.
A tumor usually derived from the chromoceptor or chromaffin tissue of a paraganglion or the medulla of the adrenal gland.
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