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Paraganglioma

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Associated Genetic Biomarkers

Overview

NCI Definition: A benign or malignant neoplasm arising from paraganglia located along the sympathetic or parasympathetic nerves. Infrequently, it may arise outside the usual distribution of the sympathetic and parasympathetic paraganglia. Tumors arising from the adrenal gland medulla are called pheochromocytomas. Morphologically, paragangliomas usually display a nesting (Zellballen) growth pattern. There are no reliable morphologic criteria to distinguish between benign and malignant paragangliomas. The only definitive indicator of malignancy is the presence of regional or distant metastases. [1]

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Significant Genes in Paraganglioma

FH +

SDHA +

SDHB +

SDHC +

SDHD +

VHL +

Disease Details

Synonyms
Paraganglion Neoplasm, Neoplasm of Paraganglion, Soft tissue paraganglioma, PARAGANGLIOMA, UNDETERMINED, Paraganglionic Neoplasm, Paraganglionic Tumor, Neoplasm of the Paraganglion, Tumor of Paraganglion, Paraganglion Tumor, Tumor of the Paraganglion
Parent(s)
Neuroendocrine Neoplasm
Children
Extra-Adrenal Paraganglioma, Sympathetic Paraganglioma, and Malignant Paraganglioma
OncoTree Name
Paraganglioma
OncoTree Code
PGNG

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.