Ganglioneuroma of the retroperitoneum presenting as a pediatric renal mass

Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol. 2009 Jul;30(3):105-7. doi: 10.4103/0971-5851.64256.

Abstract

Ganglioneuroma is the benign representative of peripheral neuroblastic tumors, with localized and predominant thoracic presentations in older children. They often have an excellent outcome with surgery alone. A 12-year-old girl presented with an incidentally detected abdominal mass, which was clinicoradiologically a renal mass. Laparotomy revealed a mass adherent to the anterior surface of the right kidney. The mass was carefully dissected out, sacrificing a portion of the inferior vena cava. Histopathological diagnosis was that of a ganglioneuroma. She was kept under follow up.

Keywords: Ganglioneuroma; Wilm’s tumor; pediatric.

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