Ganglioneuroma of the sacrum.
Ganglioneuromas (GNs) are benign, slow-growing, rare soft-tissue tumors that arise from the sympathetic nervous system and comprise less than 1% of all soft-tissue neoplasms. Although GNs are slow-growing, they can and will invade bone and pressure local adjacent structures by their continued growth. In a 20-year-old woman, GN produced a large presacral mass. This case illustrates the diagnostic features at various stages of growth, histopathology, and treatment of GN.
Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine, Akron, Ohio.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005729:Ganglioneuroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012447:Sacrum; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery