[A case of mediastinal ganglioneuroma in an elderly patient].
A 64-year-old woman was found to have a posterior mediastinal mass. X-ray findings revealed a neurogenic tumor, i.e., a schwannoma or neurofibroma. Postoperative pathological examination of the resected tumor showed it to be a ganglioneuroma an extremely rare occurrence, given the fact that the mediastinal ganglioneuroma tends to be diagnosed in adolescents and young adults.
Horio
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H
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Saiseikai Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Nomori
H
H
Morinaga
S
S
Fuyuno
G
G
Kobayashi
R
R
D005260:Female; D005729:Ganglioneuroma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged