Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 173-176, August 2009

Retroperitoneal Ganglioneuroma in Childhood—A Presentation of Two Cases

  • Vahudin Zugor

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, St. Antonius Hospital, Gronau, Germany
    • ,
  • Günter E. Schott

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Erlangen Medical Center, Erlangen, Germany
    • ,
  • Reinhard Kühn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Martha Maria Medical Center, Nuremberg, Germany
    • ,
  • Apostolos P. Labanaris

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Martha Maria Medical Center, Nuremberg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Urology, Martha Maria Medical Center, Stadenstrasse 58, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany

Received 15 July 2008; received in revised form 1 December 2008; accepted 20 February 2009.

Article Outline

Ganglioneuromas are considered to be part of the neuroblastoma series of tumors, which evolve from the sympathogonia of neural crest origin. As imaging techniques have become more widely practiced, the number of ganglioneuromas detected incidentally has increased. Preoperative diagnosis of retroperitoneal ganglioneuromas is often difficult and the diagnosis is usually based on histopathological findings after surgical excision of the tumor. We present two cases of this unique disease entity and discuss its clinical presentation, therapeutic approach, and clinical outcome.

Key Words:  childhood , retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma , therapeutic approach

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doi:10.1016/S1875-9572(09)60058-9

Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 173-176, August 2009

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