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Retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma: Report of a case diagnosed by fine‐needle aspiration cytology, with review of the literature
Author(s) -
Jain Manjula,
Shubha B.S.,
Sethi Seema,
Banga Vineeth,
Bagga Deepak
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0339(199909)21:3<194::aid-dc9>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - medicine , ganglioneuroma , fine needle aspiration cytology , cytology , radiology , pathology , neuroblastoma , genetics , biology , cell culture
Abstract A case of ganglioneuroma presenting as a retroperitoneal mass in a 5‐yr‐old girl was diagnosed by preoperative fine‐needle aspiration cytology. The cytologic smears predominantly showed clusters of Schwann cells, with scattered mature ganglion cells. The cytologic diagnosis of ganglioneuroma was subsequently confirmed on histopathologic examination. To date, very few reports on the cytologic features of this tumor exist. The importance of con‐sidering a confident diagnosis by cytology, and of the uncommon age group that may be affected, is stressed. Diagn. Cytopathol. 1999;21:194–196. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.