title: [Laparoscopic excision of a retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma : a case report ].
abstract: A 32-year-old female with a history of hypertension and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) presented with a 63×39 mm, well-circumscribed retroperitoneal mass found by ultrasonography and abdominal computed tomography (CT). CT revealed a round, homogeneous tumor with calcification at the left renal hilum, and compressing the left adrenal and renal veins. Endocrinological examinations were within the normal range. Transabdominal laparoscopic excision of the retroperitoneal mass was planned because tumor malignancy could not be excluded by preoperative analyses. Histopathological examination proved that the tumor was a ganglioneuroma arising from the extra-adrenal retroperitoneum.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology and Andrology, Kansai Medical University, Takii Hospital.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology and Andrology, Kansai Medical University, Takii Hospital.
authors.forename: Takaaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology and Andrology, Kansai Medical University, Takii Hospital.
authors.forename: Teruhisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology and Andrology, Kansai Medical University, Takii Hospital.
authors.forename: Shigenari
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawakita
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology and Andrology, Kansai Medical University, Takii Hospital.
authors.forename: Kouei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Muguruma
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology and Andrology, Kansai Medical University, Takii Hospital.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murota
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology and Andrology, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata Hospital.
authors.forename: Hidefumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology and Andrology, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata Hospital.
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005729:Ganglioneuroma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*