title: Adult onset of ganglioneuroblastoma of the adrenal gland: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Ganglioneuroblastoma (GBN) is a malignant neoplasm of the autonomic nervous system. Adult onset of ganglioneuroblastoma is extremely rare. Only 16 cases have been reported in English literature, to date. Surgery represents the first-line therapy for the treatment of ganglioneuroblastoma. Radiation therapy is indicated in patients with localized unresectable disease. Chemotherapy is reserved for metastatic disease. We present the case of a 63-year-old man affected by ganglioneuroblastoma of the adrenal gland. The diagnosis was made incidentally. The tumor, measuring 5 × 3 cm, was successfully surgically removed.
authors.affiliation: U.O Oncologia Medica, Azienda ospedaliero-universitaria Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, Viale Borri, 57, 21100 Varese, Italy.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bolzacchini
authors.affiliation: U.O Oncologia Medica, Azienda ospedaliero-universitaria Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, Viale Borri, 57, 21100 Varese, Italy.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Martinelli
authors.affiliation: U.O Oncologia Medica, Azienda ospedaliero-universitaria Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, Viale Borri, 57, 21100 Varese, Italy.
authors.forename: Graziella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pinotti
keywords: Adrenal; Adult onset; Ganglioneuroblastoma