title: A case of posterior mediastinal ganglioneuroma: the importance of preoperative multiplanar radiological imaging.
abstract: Ganglioneuromas are mostly seen in adolescents and young adults and they are neurogenic tumors originating from sympathetic ganglions with a benign histology. Although ganglioneuromas are benign, the treatment is surgical as they can cause pain or compression symptoms, can be locally aggressive and can lead to cord compression. We present a young adult female with a ganglioneuroma of the right posterior mediastinum who presented with lower back pain, together with the clinical features, Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) findings, differential diagnosis tips and their contribution to surgical planning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Betül
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kızıldağ
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Timuçin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Alar
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Karatağ
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sule
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koşar
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tarık
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akman
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coşar
keywords: Ganglioneuroma; neurogenic tumor; posterior mediastinum