title: Dopamine-secreting adrenal ganglioneuroma in a child: beware of intraoperative rebound hypertension.
abstract: Ganglioneuromas are benign tumors originating from the neural crest and are composed of mature ganglion cells. We describe a 15-year-old normotensive adolescent girl with a 2-month history of left flank pain. Imaging revealed a left suprarenal mass with elevated urinary dopamine level. During laparoscopic adrenalectomy, intraoperative rebound hypertension occurred. After resection, dopamine levels normalized. The pathologic diagnosis revealed an adrenal ganglioneuroma.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Central del Caribe, School of Medicine, Bayamón, PR 00912.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Camelo
authors.forename: Luis Font
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Aponte
authors.forename: Humberto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lugo-Vicente
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery*; D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005729:Ganglioneuroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D010535:Laparoscopy
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D004298:Dopamine