Presacral ganglioneuroma: A case report and review of literature

被引:38
作者
Cerullo, Guido
Marrelli, Daniele
Rampone, Bernardino
Miracco, Clelia
Caruso, Stefano
Marianna, Di Martino
Mazzei, Maria Antonietta
Roviello, Franco
机构
[1] Univ Siena, Dept Pathol & Oncol, Unit Surg Oncol, I-53100 Siena, Italy
[2] Univ Siena, Dept Radiol, I-53100 Siena, Italy
关键词
ganglioneuroma; neuroblastoma; presacral tumor;
D O I
10.3748/wjg.v13.i14.2129
中图分类号
R57 [消化系及腹部疾病];
学科分类号
摘要
Presacral ganglioneuromas are so rare benign tumors that only 17 cases have been reported in the literature. They are abdominal masses growing slowly and differential diagnoses have to be considered. Surgical resection is important for definitive diagnosis because it represents the only therapeutic choice. Because of the benign nature of ganglioneuroma, adjuvant chemo- or radiotherapy is not indicated but regular follow-up is necessary for an early diagnosis of potential local recurrence. We report a case of a 64-year-old man with a presacral ganglioneuroma. (c) 2007 The WJG Press. All rights reserved.
引用
收藏
页码:2129 / 2131
页数:3
相关论文
共 27 条
[1]  
ANDERSEN HJ, 1986, ACTA CHIR SCAND, V152, P777
[2]  
Cushing H, 1927, AM J PATHOL, V3, P203
[3]   MALIGNANT PERIPHERAL-NERVE SHEATH TUMOR ARISING SPONTANEOUSLY FROM RETROPERITONEAL GANGLIONEUROMA - A CASE-REPORT, REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, AND IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL STUDY [J].
GHALI, VS ;
GOLD, JE ;
VINCENT, RA ;
COSGROVE, JM .
HUMAN PATHOLOGY, 1992, 23 (01) :72-75
[4]  
GOLDMAN RL, 1965, CANCER-AM CANCER SOC, V18, P1510, DOI 10.1002/1097-0142(196511)18:11<1510::AID-CNCR2820181124>3.0.CO
[5]  
2-H
[6]  
HAYES FA, 1989, CANCER, V63, P1211
[7]  
Jain M, 1999, DIAGN CYTOPATHOL, V21, P194, DOI 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0339(199909)21:3<194::AID-DC9>3.0.CO
[8]  
2-B
[9]   Peripheral neuroblastic tumors: Pathologic classification based on recommendations of International Neuroblastoma Pathology Committee (Modification of Shimada classification) [J].
Joshi, VV .
PEDIATRIC AND DEVELOPMENTAL PATHOLOGY, 2000, 3 (02) :184-199
[10]   LATE OCCURRENCE OF MALIGNANCY IN A GANGLIONEUROMA 19 YEARS FOLLOWING RADIATION-THERAPY TO A NEURO-BLASTOMA [J].
KELLER, SM ;
PAPAZOGLOU, S ;
MCKEEVER, P ;
BAKER, A ;
ROTH, JA .
JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, 1984, 25 (04) :227-231