Retroperitoneal Ganglioneuroma in Childhood—A Presentation of Two Cases

Ganglioneuromas are considered to be part of the neuroblastoma series of tumors, which evolve from the sympathogonia of neural crest origin. As imaging techniques have become more widely practiced, the number of ganglioneuromas detected incidentally has increased. Preoperative diagnosis of retroperi...

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Main Authors:	Vahudin Zugor, Günter E. Schott, Reinhard Kühn, Apostolos P. Labanaris
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2009-08-01
Series:	Pediatrics and Neonatology
Subjects:	childhood retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma therapeutic approach
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957209600589

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spelling	doaj-671198430ce34db6a317b2cd77daf9672020-11-24T23:31:27ZengElsevierPediatrics and Neonatology1875-95722009-08-0150417317610.1016/S1875-9572(09)60058-9Retroperitoneal Ganglioneuroma in Childhood—A Presentation of Two CasesVahudin Zugor0Günter E. Schott1Reinhard Kühn2Apostolos P. Labanaris3Department of Urology, St. Antonius Hospital, Gronau, GermanyDepartment of Urology, University of Erlangen Medical Center, Erlangen, GermanyDepartment of Urology, Martha Maria Medical Center, Nuremberg, GermanyDepartment of Urology, Martha Maria Medical Center, Nuremberg, GermanyGanglioneuromas are considered to be part of the neuroblastoma series of tumors, which evolve from the sympathogonia of neural crest origin. As imaging techniques have become more widely practiced, the number of ganglioneuromas detected incidentally has increased. Preoperative diagnosis of retroperitoneal ganglioneuromas is often difficult and the diagnosis is usually based on histopathological findings after surgical excision of the tumor. We present two cases of this unique disease entity and discuss its clinical presentation, therapeutic approach, and clinical outcome.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957209600589childhoodretroperitoneal ganglioneuromatherapeutic approach
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author	Vahudin Zugor Günter E. Schott Reinhard Kühn Apostolos P. Labanaris
spellingShingle	Vahudin Zugor Günter E. Schott Reinhard Kühn Apostolos P. Labanaris Retroperitoneal Ganglioneuroma in Childhood—A Presentation of Two Cases Pediatrics and Neonatology childhood retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma therapeutic approach
author_facet	Vahudin Zugor Günter E. Schott Reinhard Kühn Apostolos P. Labanaris
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title	Retroperitoneal Ganglioneuroma in Childhood—A Presentation of Two Cases
title_short	Retroperitoneal Ganglioneuroma in Childhood—A Presentation of Two Cases
title_full	Retroperitoneal Ganglioneuroma in Childhood—A Presentation of Two Cases
title_fullStr	Retroperitoneal Ganglioneuroma in Childhood—A Presentation of Two Cases
title_full_unstemmed	Retroperitoneal Ganglioneuroma in Childhood—A Presentation of Two Cases
title_sort	retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma in childhood—a presentation of two cases
publisher	Elsevier
series	Pediatrics and Neonatology
issn	1875-9572
publishDate	2009-08-01
description	Ganglioneuromas are considered to be part of the neuroblastoma series of tumors, which evolve from the sympathogonia of neural crest origin. As imaging techniques have become more widely practiced, the number of ganglioneuromas detected incidentally has increased. Preoperative diagnosis of retroperitoneal ganglioneuromas is often difficult and the diagnosis is usually based on histopathological findings after surgical excision of the tumor. We present two cases of this unique disease entity and discuss its clinical presentation, therapeutic approach, and clinical outcome.
topic	childhood retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma therapeutic approach
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957209600589
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Retroperitoneal Ganglioneuroma in Childhood—A Presentation of Two Cases

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