Neck Ganglioneuroma Mimicking a Thyroid Nodule in a Four-Year-Old Child: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Ganglioneuromas are tumors of neurogenic origin usually located in the abdomen, the adrenal glands, and the mediastinum but infrequently found in the neck region.

Case presentation

We describe the case of a four-year-old Albanian girl presenting with an anterior neck mass initially suspected to be a thyroid nodule. From a clinical point of view, there was no evidence of compression on vital cervical structures. Lab tests detected normal serum thyrotropin, calcitonin, and parathormone concentrations. A neck ultrasound showed a huge mass apparently originating from the left thyroid lobe. Cytological examination of fine needle biopsy demonstrated a population of large cells with eosinophilic cytoplasm, regular nuclei, and prominent nucleoli and spindle cells withou

SUBMITTER: Corrado S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10474842 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature