title: Ganglioneuroma of the retroperitoneum presenting as a pediatric renal mass.
abstract: Ganglioneuroma is the benign representative of peripheral neuroblastic tumors, with localized and predominant thoracic presentations in older children. They often have an excellent outcome with surgery alone. A 12-year-old girl presented with an incidentally detected abdominal mass, which was clinicoradiologically a renal mass. Laparotomy revealed a mass adherent to the anterior surface of the right kidney. The mass was carefully dissected out, sacrificing a portion of the inferior vena cava. Histopathological diagnosis was that of a ganglioneuroma. She was kept under follow up.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Medical Oncology, Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Sanju
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authors.lastname: Cyriac
authors.forename: Lakshmi
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authors.lastname: Srinivas
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authors.lastname: Kathiresan
authors.forename: Shirley
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authors.lastname: Sundersingh
authors.forename: Vandana
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authors.lastname: Mahajan
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authors.lastname: Sagar