title: [Retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma].
abstract: The ganglioneuroma is a benign neuroblastal tumor. All neuroblastomas and ganglioneuromas derive from immature cells of the sympathetic nerve system. The ganglioneuroma is a very rare disease and effects newborns and infants more often than adolescents and adults. The benign tumors are relatively difficult to diagnose since they usually are asymptomatic. A 5-year old girl with persistent bladder wall thickening and prominent course of the prevesical ureter presents for diagnosis and therapy. Sonography demonstrated a space-occupying lesion of the left kidney. Subsequent MRI raises the suspicion of a retroperitoneal neuroblastoma. The tumor could be removed in two surgical sessions. The ganglioneuroma is a benign tumor with symptoms depending on location and with a relatively good prognosis. Its low incidence and resultant limited experience often leads to delayed diagnosis, potentially determining therapy and diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Urologische Universitätsklinik mit Poliklinik der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. vahudin.zugor@uro.imed.uni-erlangen.de
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zugor
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Amann
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Schrott
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Schott
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005729:Ganglioneuroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011379:Prognosis; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography