Intradural extramedullary ganglioneuroma: case report and review of the literature

Surg Neurol. 1992 Mar;37(3):216-8. doi: 10.1016/0090-3019(92)90234-e.

Abstract

The authors present a unique case of an intradural extramedullary ganglioneuroma in the thoracic spine of an adult. Intraspinal ganglioneuromas are rare, benign tumors of sympathetic nervous tissue origin, but exclusively intradural ganglioneuromas have not been reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Ganglioneuroma / pathology*
  • Ganglioneuroma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / surgery