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Full-Endoscopic Surgery for Hypothalamic Hamartoma Resection
Published on: April 12, 2024
[Retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma in childhood]
A Vara Castrodeza1, B Madrigal Rubiales, M J Pérez del Río
1Servicio de Radiología, Hospital Na Sa Covadonga, Oviedo, Asturias, España. alejovara@arrakis.es
Objective:
An incidentally discovered retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma in a 4-year-old child is presented.
Methods:
Ultrasonography and CT were performed. The surgical specimen was analyzed by macroscopic, histological and immunohistochemical techniques.
Results:
US and CT localized a retroperitoneal mass independent from the left kidney and adrenal gland. The histological study showed a fascicular proliferation with myxoid and fibrillar areas mixed with mature ganglion cells. These cells were positive for neurofilament and neuron specific enolase. The patient had a favorable outcome with no signs of tumor recurrence.
Conclusions:
Ganglioneuroma is a rare, completely mature tumor that has to be differentiated from neuroblastoma.
