Multifocal appendiceal ganglioneuroma as the presenting symptom in a patient with PTEN hamartoma syndrome

Pediatric ganglioneuroma, although benign, is typically treated by surgical resection. However, it is often asymptomatic and an incidental finding. We present an incidental multifocal ganglioneuroma diagnosed within the appendix and the subsequent treatment for this lesion. This intraoperative disco...

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Main Authors: Katherine W. Gonzalez, Jeffrey J. Dehmer, Katherine M. Chastain, Lei Shao, Richard J. Hendrickson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-08-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576616300872