title: Ganglioneuroma of the thoracic spine presenting as adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a case report.
abstract: Ganglioneuromas are rare soft-tissue tumors that can present as painless spinal deformities. The surgical outcome is usually satisfactory when complete excision is achieved. A case of spinal ganglioneuroma presenting as adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is presented to illustrate the illusive nature of this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Côté
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Cassidy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dzus
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yong-Hing
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005729:Ganglioneuroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery