title: Sacral ganglioneuroma in a 19-year-old woman.
abstract: Ganglioneuroma is a rare benign neural crest tumour, located usually in the posterior mediastinum and retroperitoneum. It tends to acquire significant size before symptoms or clinical signs become apparent. We report a 19-year-old female who underwent excision of a pelvisacral ganglioneuroma via a Pfannenstiel incision, after an abdominopelvic CT scan for investigation of left iliac fossa pain and menorrhagia detected a pelvic mass. This report highlights the importance of complete surgical excision of these lesions and the collaboration of multiple surgical units in managing these often large, variably located tumours.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Grattan Street, Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia. jdimou13@hotmail.com
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dimou
authors.forename: Jeremy H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: Rondhir
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jithoo
authors.forename: Meron
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pitcher
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005729:Ganglioneuroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D055815:Young Adult