Large posterior mediastinal ganglioneuroma with intradural cervical spine extension: A rare case report and review of literature.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Ganglioneuroma (GN) is a rare benign tumor of ganglion cell origin and can occur anywhere along the sympathetic chain. These tumors can grow to a significant size without any symptoms unless they exert a mass effect on the region they grow and start showing symptoms. Spinal extensions are rare and they may produce neurological symptoms warranting further investigation.

Case presentation

We described a case of posterior mediastinal ganglioneuroma in a 4-year-old boy with cervical extension who presented with quadriparesis. The radiological scan revealed large ganglioneuroma having an intradural extramedullary extension with a large posterior mediastinal component compressing and displacing the surrounding structures. He underwent consecutive surgeries for complet

SUBMITTER: Dahal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9793127 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature