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Retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma encasing the celiac and superior mesenteric arteries.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15578121     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Ganglioneuroma is a rare neoplasm arising from the sympathoadrenal neuroendocrine system and has anatomic distribution paralleling the sympathetic chain ganglia and the adrenal medulla. In some cases, ganglioneuroma is the end stage maturation of less-differentiated neoplasms such as neuroblastoma or ganglioneuroblastoma, but based on age at diagnosis (over 10 years of age) and anatomic location, many of these tumors appear to arise de novo. It must be included in the differential diagnosis of posterior mediastinal and retroperitoneal mass. We report a case of retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma involving the celiac axis and superior mesenteric arteries in a 40-year-old female.
Authors:
Justin K Nelms; Eric K Diner; Ernest E Lack; Sunil V Patel; Seyed R Ghasemian; Mohan Verghese
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2004-11-18
Journal Detail:
Title:  TheScientificWorldJournal     Volume:  4     ISSN:  1537-744X     ISO Abbreviation:  ScientificWorldJournal     Publication Date:  2004  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-12-03     Completed Date:  2006-03-08     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101131163     Medline TA:  ScientificWorldJournal     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  974-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Urology, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Celiac Artery*
Female
Ganglioneuroma* / pathology,  surgery
Humans
Mesenteric Artery, Superior*
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms* / pathology,  surgery

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