[A case of ganglioneuroblastoma occurring in the superior mediastinum in an adult].
We report a case of ganglioneuroblastoma occurring in the superior mediastinum in adult. A 63-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for detailed investigation of an abnormal shadow on his chest radiograph. Chest radiography and CT imaging showed a left superior mediastinal tumor. Histopathologically, the tumor was identified as a ganglioneuroblastoma. Although ganglioneuroblastomas occur predominantly in children, 3 cases have been reported in adults in Japan. Incidentally, this is the first reported case of ganglioneuroblastoma occurring in the superior mediastinum in Japan.
Tanaka
Nobuyuki
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Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kushiro City General Hospital, Shunkodai 1-12, Kushiro, Japan.
Yoshida
Kazuhiro
K
Imada
Akihiro
A
Kojima
Hiroshi
H
Nakamura
Naoto
N
Yoshida
Yutaka
Y
Hasegawa
Naoto
N
Abe
Shosaku
S
D018305:Ganglioneuroblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed