Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3907017 | Urology | 2006 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Although ganglioneuroma is a relatively rare tumor of the sympathetic nervous system, detection of this tumor has increased as imaging techniques such as computed tomography and ultrasonography have become prevalent. We report 2 cases of ganglioneuroma found incidentally. Both tumors were 40 to 60 mm in size. Magnetic resonance imaging in 1 patient showed a homogeneous mass with a low signal intensity on T1-weighted imaging and a heterogeneous mass with a high signal intensity on T2-weighted imaging, both characteristic of neurogenic tumor. Therefore, we performed laparoscopic adrenalectomy. Histopathologic examination demonstrated that one tumor was located on the adrenal medulla, with the other in the extra-adrenal retroperitoneal space.
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Authors
Kouhei Yamaguchi, Isao Hara, Masashi Takeda, Kazushi Tanaka, Yuji Yamada, Masato Fujisawa, Gaku Kawabata,