title: Diagnostic imaging findings of pelvic retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma in a child: a case report with the emphasis on initial ultrasound findings.
abstract: Ganglioneuromas are rare benign tumors of neural crest origin developed along the sympathetic chain. The pelvic retroperitoneum is the rarest location of these tumors. Clinically these tumors are commonly asypmtomatic even if they reach large sizes. Here we report the radiological features of a 16 year old boy with pathologically proven retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma that was detected initially by ultrasound. Relevant literature is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Department of Radiology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Deniz Turkyılmaz
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Mut
authors.affiliation: Bingol State Hospital, Department of Radiology, Bingol, Turkey.
authors.forename: Umut Percem
authors.initials: UP
authors.lastname: Orhan Soylemez
authors.affiliation: Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mesut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.affiliation: Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pathology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Canan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tanık
authors.affiliation: Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Department of Radiology, Istanbul, Turkey. dralperozel@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000379:methods*; D005729:Ganglioneuroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*