Diffuse ganglioneuromatosis in small intestine associated with neurofibromatosis type 1

Ann Diagn Pathol. 2009 Feb;13(1):50-4. doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2007.06.001. Epub 2007 Oct 24.

Abstract

Ganglioneuromatosis of the gastrointestinal tract is a rare condition that has an established association with the multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome, type IIb. Its occurrence in neurofibromatosis, in which the large intestine is usually affected, is much rarer. We report a case of diffuse ganglioneuromatosis of the small bowel, found incidentally during surgery for a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor arising in the retroperitoneum in a 32-year-old man with neurofibromatosis type 1, and review previously reported cases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Ganglioneuroma / pathology*
  • Ganglioneuroma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Intestinal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Male
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology*
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / surgery
  • Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / surgery
  • Neurofibromatosis 1 / pathology*
  • Neurofibromatosis 1 / surgery
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / surgery