Ganglioneuroma of the Adrenal Gland: A Rare Tumor in a Rare Location

A 62-year-old man presented to his general practitioner complaining of non-specific back pain. He underwent a computerized tomography scan and magnetic resonance imaging that revealed a large left adrenal mass. A thorough investigation of this mass revealed it to be a non-secreting tumor. At surgery...

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Main Authors: Hayim Gilshtein, Zvi Peled, Shahar Grunner, Doron Fischer, Eli Kakiashvili, Yoram Kluger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2012-09-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/342445
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spelling doaj-53f66bfcef0941a9afcae44e5e709f0f2020-11-24T23:29:00ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Oncology1662-65752012-09-015349049210.1159/000342445342445Ganglioneuroma of the Adrenal Gland: A Rare Tumor in a Rare LocationHayim GilshteinZvi PeledShahar GrunnerDoron FischerEli KakiashviliYoram KlugerA 62-year-old man presented to his general practitioner complaining of non-specific back pain. He underwent a computerized tomography scan and magnetic resonance imaging that revealed a large left adrenal mass. A thorough investigation of this mass revealed it to be a non-secreting tumor. At surgery, a large tumor of the left adrenal was found. The final pathology report revealed a ganglioneuroma of the adrenal gland.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/342445GanglioneuromaAdrenalSympathetic chainRetroperitoneumNeuroblastoma
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author Hayim Gilshtein
Zvi Peled
Shahar Grunner
Doron Fischer
Eli Kakiashvili
Yoram Kluger
spellingShingle Hayim Gilshtein
Zvi Peled
Shahar Grunner
Doron Fischer
Eli Kakiashvili
Yoram Kluger
Ganglioneuroma of the Adrenal Gland: A Rare Tumor in a Rare Location
Case Reports in Oncology
Ganglioneuroma
Adrenal
Sympathetic chain
Retroperitoneum
Neuroblastoma
author_facet Hayim Gilshtein
Zvi Peled
Shahar Grunner
Doron Fischer
Eli Kakiashvili
Yoram Kluger
author_sort Hayim Gilshtein
title Ganglioneuroma of the Adrenal Gland: A Rare Tumor in a Rare Location
title_short Ganglioneuroma of the Adrenal Gland: A Rare Tumor in a Rare Location
title_full Ganglioneuroma of the Adrenal Gland: A Rare Tumor in a Rare Location
title_fullStr Ganglioneuroma of the Adrenal Gland: A Rare Tumor in a Rare Location
title_full_unstemmed Ganglioneuroma of the Adrenal Gland: A Rare Tumor in a Rare Location
title_sort ganglioneuroma of the adrenal gland: a rare tumor in a rare location
publisher Karger Publishers
series Case Reports in Oncology
issn 1662-6575
publishDate 2012-09-01
description A 62-year-old man presented to his general practitioner complaining of non-specific back pain. He underwent a computerized tomography scan and magnetic resonance imaging that revealed a large left adrenal mass. A thorough investigation of this mass revealed it to be a non-secreting tumor. At surgery, a large tumor of the left adrenal was found. The final pathology report revealed a ganglioneuroma of the adrenal gland.
topic Ganglioneuroma
Adrenal
Sympathetic chain
Retroperitoneum
Neuroblastoma
url http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/342445
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