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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2015; 10(03): 232-233
DOI: 10.4103/1793-5482.161180
CASE REPORT

Ganglioneuroma arising from the L5 nerve root: A rare case report

Kavita Mardi
Department of Pathology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
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R. Thakur
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
,
Biswajit Biswas
Department of Pathology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
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Ganglioneuroma is a rare, benign, slow-growing, well-differentiated tumor consisting ganglion cells and Schwann cells. Ganglioneuromas originate from neural crest cells and can affect any part of the sympathetic tissue from the skull base to the pelvis. However, ganglioneuroma occurring in the nerve root is extremely rare. We describe a 44-year-old man with ganglioneuroma involving the right fifth lumbar nerve root.

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Ganglioneuroma - lumbar nerve root - spine


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22 September 2022

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