title: Treatment of a rare ganglioneuroma with resection and reconstruction of the mandible: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Ganglioneuromas are rare neuroblastic tumors that develop from the neural crests of the sympathetic nervous system. Because ganglioneuromas of the mandible have been infrequent, they do not have a standardized management protocol. As of 2000, only 5 cases had been reported. Ganglioneuromas are unique tumors that can undergo histologic maturation from a malignancy to a benign variant. We present the case of a 15-year-old boy with a ganglioneuroma of the mandible and the results of surgical management, including immediate reconstruction with a free fibula microvascular flap.
authors: Chief Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY.
authors: Joseph
authors: J
authors: Pierse
authors: Attending Physician, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA.
authors: Edmund
authors: E
authors: Ying-Peng Wun
authors: Chairman, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dental Medicine, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA. Electronic address: rpellecchia1@geisinger.edu.
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Pellecchia
authors: Chief Resident, Department of Oral Pathology, New York Hospital, New York, NY.
authors: Jessica
authors: J
authors: Wollenberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D058752:Free Tissue Flaps / Q000637:transplantation; D005729:Ganglioneuroma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D063175:Mandibular Reconstruction / Q000379:methods*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods