Ganglioneuroma mimicking ovarian tumor: a report of a case and review of the ganglioneuromas

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2005 Jan;271(1):66-8. doi: 10.1007/s00404-003-0575-9. Epub 2004 Jan 10.

Abstract

Introduction: Ganglioneuroma is the most common tumor of the sympathetic nervous system in the adults. It occurs most commonly in the mediastinum and retroperitoneum and are almost always benign tumors in nature.

Case report: Here, we report a case of the retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma mimicking an ovarian tumor in a 20 years old female patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adnexa Uteri / diagnostic imaging
  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Ganglioneuroma / diagnosis*
  • Ganglioneuroma / diagnostic imaging
  • Ganglioneuroma / pathology
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler