title: Surgical management of parapharyngeal ganglioneuroma: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Parapharyngeal ganglioneuroma is a rare benign tumor, with fewer than 40 cases having been reported in the literature. We report a case of parapharyngeal ganglioneuroma in a child, including the presentation, diagnostic testing, treatment, outcome and a review of the literature. The patient presented with a large cervical mass arising from the cervical sympathetic chain. Complete excision of the ganglioneuroma was possible via a transcervical dissection approach without mandibulotomy. Clinical follow-up was conducted, and no recurrence has been observed to date.
authors.affiliation: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Brazilian National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Bruno Sousa
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Albuquerque
authors.forename: Terence Pires
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Farias
authors.forename: Fernando Luiz
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.forename: Danice
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Torman
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005729:Ganglioneuroma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*