title: Gastrointestinal Autonomic Nerve Tumor of the Colon: A Rare Cause of Persistent Abdominal Pain in a Child.
abstract: Gastrointestinal autonomic nerve tumor (GANT) is extremely rare and considered a variant of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). GANT originates from the intestinal autonomic nervous system mostly of small intestine or the stomach. We report a colonic GANT diagnosed in a 5-year-old child who presented with abdominal pain and fever for a long period. Colonic resection and end to end anastomosis proved curative without the need of chemo-radiotherapy. Given the rarity of the tumor, the patient is on our long term follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital - Italy.
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guanà
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital - Italy.
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Teruzzi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital - Italy.
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garofalo
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital - Italy.
authors.forename: Isabella
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Morra
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital - Italy.
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lemini
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital - Italy.
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schleef
keywords: Child; Gastrointestinal autonomic nerve tumor; Gastrointestinal stromal tumor; Pain abdomen
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