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Identifying, Diagnosing, and Grading Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors in Genetically Engineered Mouse Models
Published on: May 17, 2024
[Facial primary cutaneous ganglioneuroma]
Stéphan Saikali1, Véronique Paumier, Jean-Luc Garrelon
1Département d'anatomie et cytologie pathologiques, CHU de Pontchaillou, 2, rue Henri-Le Guillou, 35033 Rennes cedex 09, France. stephan.saikali@chu-rennes.fr
Abstract:
Ganglioneuroma is a benign neoplasm of the sympathetic nervous system most often arising in the posterior mediastinum, retroperitoneum, adrenal medulla and pelvis. The occurrence of ganglioneuroma in the skin is rare with only 10 cases reported in the literature. We report one additional case of primary ganglioneuroma arising in the cheek in a 42-year-old man.
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