[Retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma: a case report].
The ganglioneuroma is a benign neuroblastic tumor and derives 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. We report a case of a 14-year-old boy coming to us with persistent asthenia. In the Department of Emergency an abdominal ultrasonography incidentally revealed abdominal mass near his left kidney. The computed tomography revealed dis-homogeneous abdominal mass. In another hospital, subsequently, a complete surgical resection and histopathologic examination established the diagnosis of ganglioneuroma.
Urso
Domenico Lorenzo
DL
U.O. di Pronto Soccorso, Ospedale Civile V. Cosentino, Cariati. mimmourso71@yahoo.com
Vincenzo
Daniele
D
Curia
Alessandro
A
Formaro
Cataldo
C
Sicilia
Savina
S
D000293:Adolescent; D005729:Ganglioneuroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome