En Bloc Resection of a Giant Ganglioneuroma of the Chest Through Clamshell Thoracotomy

World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2024 Jan;15(1):116-118. doi: 10.1177/21501351231183967. Epub 2023 Sep 4.

Abstract

Ganglioneuroma is a benign tumor requiring subtotal resection as a primary mode of treatment. There are several surgical approaches. A giant ganglioneuroma of the chest cavity may be approached via a clamshell thoracotomy. This manuscript presents a case of giant ganglioneuroma resected en bloc via clamshell thoracotomy in a seven-year-old child.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Ganglioneuroma* / diagnostic imaging
  • Ganglioneuroma* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Thoracotomy*