Open AccessGanglioneuroma of the adrenal gland and retroperitoneum: A case report
Author(s) -
Iswanto Sucandy,
Yasir Akmal,
David G. Sheldon
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4297/najms.2011.3336
Subject(s) - ganglioneuroma , medicine , adrenal gland , asymptomatic , differential diagnosis , metanephrine , radiology , pheochromocytoma , incidentaloma , biopsy , adrenalectomy , pathology , surgery , neuroblastoma , genetics , biology , cell culture
Ganglioneuromas are benign tumors of the sympathetic nervous system that rarely arise in the adrenal gland. Majority of cases are detected incidentally since they are usually asymptomatic. Up to the current era of laparoscopic adrenal mass excision, this unusual entity has not been adequately reported in the surgical literature.