Collection TCGA-PCPG
Details
Subject Count: 179
Primary Site: Adrenal Glands
Image Modalities: SM
Cancer Type(s): Paraganglioma, Pheochromocytoma
Species: Human
DOIs
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Description
Paraganglioma is a rare cancer that originates in the nerve cells of the adrenal glands, organs on top of each kidney that produce important hormones. Paraganglioma that develops in the center of the adrenal gland is called pheochromocytoma. Paraganglioma that forms outside of the adrenal gland, often along blood vessels and nerves in the head and neck, is called extra-adrenal paraganglioma, or simply paraganglioma. Each year, between 2 and 8 people per million worldwide are diagnosed with paraganglioma and pheochromocytoma. 10% of all cases occur in children. In both adults and children, pheochromocytoma is more common than paraganglioma. No known environmental, dietary, or lifestyle risk factors have been associated with these cancers.
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