Using imaging to diagnose lipomatous ganglioneuroma: a case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT: We report a case of a well-defined lesion in an asymptomatic patient with lipomatous ganglioneuroma (LG) located close to the left thoracic spine. Its intensity was heterogeneous with adipocytes. The lesion extended into the spinal canal through the enlarged left intervertebral without bony erosion. The imaging, clinical, and pathological features of the tumor are analyzed. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed that the lesion was moderate enhanced. 18-F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18FDG-PET/CT) demonstrated high 18-F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (18FDG) uptake of the tumor lesion. The finial preoperative diagnosis from our radiologists was that the tumor may be a liposarcoma or neurogenic tumor, but pathology showed that this was

SUBMITTER: Chen SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8825555 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature