title: [Ganglioneuroma in the cervical ganglion with neurofibromatosis-2: a case report].
abstract: The authors report a case of a 20 year old male with ganglioneuroma in the cervical ganglion. The patient was complaining of a mass in the neck on his right-hand side, and neurological examination revealed hypesthesia on the C5 area of the same side. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging scan showed extradural dumbbell-shaped tumor from C3 to C5 levels. A two-staged operation was performed to remove the tumor totally, and a ganglioneuroma was diagnosed. After surgery, he complained of facial weakness and hearing disturbance on the left side. As MRI scan revealed bilateral cerebro-pontine angle tumors, he was diagnosed as having neurofibromatosis-2. This report may represent a rare case of ganglioneuroma with neurofibromatosis-2.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hakodate Municipal Hospital.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suetake
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Niwa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okuyama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hirai
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shimoyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishidate
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005728:Ganglia, Sympathetic; D005729:Ganglioneuroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016518:Neurofibromatosis 2 / Q000150:complications*