Benign Carotid Body Paraganglioma

Definition 1

A carotid body paraganglioma that is confined to the site of origin, without metastatic potential. (NCI Thesaurus)

Definition 2

A benign neoplasm of the chemoreceptor system (e.g. carotid body, glomus jugulare, glomus vagale). (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

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