Adult onset of ganglioneuroblastoma of the adrenal gland: case report and review of the literature

Ganglioneuroblastoma (GBN) is a malignant neoplasm of the autonomic nervous system. Adult onset of ganglioneuroblastoma is extremely rare. Only 16 cases have been reported in English literature, to date. Surgery represents the first-line therapy for the treatment of ganglioneuroblastoma. Radiation t...

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Autores principales: Bolzacchini, Elena, Martinelli, Barbara, Pinotti, Graziella
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4567593/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26380803
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40792-015-0062-0
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Sumario:Ganglioneuroblastoma (GBN) is a malignant neoplasm of the autonomic nervous system. Adult onset of ganglioneuroblastoma is extremely rare. Only 16 cases have been reported in English literature, to date. Surgery represents the first-line therapy for the treatment of ganglioneuroblastoma. Radiation therapy is indicated in patients with localized unresectable disease. Chemotherapy is reserved for metastatic disease. We present the case of a 63-year-old man affected by ganglioneuroblastoma of the adrenal gland. The diagnosis was made incidentally. The tumor, measuring 5 × 3 cm, was successfully surgically removed.

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