title: Metastatic ganglioneuroma: a misnomer.
abstract: Neuroblastoma, ganglioneuroblastoma and ganglioneuroma atumors arising from the neural crest cells. Ganglioneuroma is considered as the most mature amongst the three and usually has no metastatic potential. Spontaneous maturation of neuroblastoma into ganglioneuroma is, however, quite well-known. Here, we present a case of an 8-year-old girl child with evidence of metastasis of ganglioneuroma into a lymph node.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, IPGME and R, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Shatavisha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: DasGupta
authors.forename: Ram Narayan
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Prafulla Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: Uttara
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.forename: Chhanda
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Datta
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005729:Ganglioneuroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008853:Microscopy; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens