sympathetic paraganglioma
Findings
No curated finding names sympathetic paraganglioma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A benign or malignant paraganglioma arising from the chromaffin cells of the paraganglia that are located along the sympathetic nerves. It includes extra-adrenal paragangliomas and paragangliomas that arise from the adrenal medulla. The latter are commonly referred to as pheochromocytomas. Representative examples of extra-adrenal sympathetic paragangliomas include the bladder, and superior and inferior paraaortic paragangliomas. Clinical signs are related to the secretion of catecholamines resulting in hypertension.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0021072), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- Narrower terms (2)
Other names
7 names
Resolves to: sympathetic paraganglioma
- Also called
- chromaffin neoplasmchromaffin tumorchromaffin tumourChromaffinomaparaganglioma of sympathetic nervous systemsympathetic nervous system paragangliomasympathetic Paraganglionic neoplasm