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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2009; 30(03): 105-107
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.64256
CASE REPORT

Ganglioneuroma of the retroperitoneum presenting as a pediatric renal mass

Sanju Cyriac
Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai, India
,
Lakshmi Srinivas
Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai, India
,
N Kathiresan
Department of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai, India
,
Shirley Sundersingh
Department of Pathology, Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai, India
,
Vandana Mahajan
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai, India
,
T.G. Sagar
Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai, India
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Abstract

Ganglioneuroma is the benign representative of peripheral neuroblastic tumors, with localized and predominant thoracic presentations in older children. They often have an excellent outcome with surgery alone. A 12-year-old girl presented with an incidentally detected abdominal mass, which was clinicoradiologically a renal mass. Laparotomy revealed a mass adherent to the anterior surface of the right kidney. The mass was carefully dissected out, sacrificing a portion of the inferior vena cava. Histopathological diagnosis was that of a ganglioneuroma. She was kept under follow up.

Keywords

Ganglioneuroma - pediatric - Wilm′s tumor


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19 November 2021

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