title: Incidentally detected ganglioneuroma during pregnancy: A case report.
abstract: Retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma is a rare benign tumor, which is included in the neuroblastomas group. It can occur anywhere along the peripheral autonomic ganglion sites, and the tumor is often incidentally detected in asymptomatic patients or may produce symptoms related to the slow growing tumor. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice and the prognosis is good. We report a case of retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma, which was incidentally detected in the first trimester of pregnancy in a 29-year-old woman. Surgical resection of the ganglioneuroma was done at the time of cesarean section at full term without complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Jin Oh
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Yoon Ha
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Yeo Ha
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong Woon
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Tae-Bok
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Song
keywords: Ganglioneuroma; Pregnancy; Retroperitoneum