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
Subjects:	Ganglioneuroma Appendix Pediatric PTEN
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576616300872

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spelling	doaj-c7ce014796404ad5b44addb57a54a7d12020-11-24T20:55:12ZengElsevierJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports2213-57662016-08-0111C222410.1016/j.epsc.2016.05.009Multifocal appendiceal ganglioneuroma as the presenting symptom in a patient with PTEN hamartoma syndromeKatherine W. Gonzalez0Jeffrey J. Dehmer1Katherine M. Chastain2Lei Shao3Richard J. Hendrickson4Department of Surgery, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, USADepartment of Surgery, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, USADepartment of Hematology & Oncology, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, USADepartment of Pathology, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, USADepartment of Surgery, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, USAPediatric 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 discovery led to the diagnosis of PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homolog) hamartoma syndrome which had otherwise gone undiagnosed.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576616300872GanglioneuromaAppendixPediatricPTEN
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author	Katherine W. Gonzalez Jeffrey J. Dehmer Katherine M. Chastain Lei Shao Richard J. Hendrickson
spellingShingle	Katherine W. Gonzalez Jeffrey J. Dehmer Katherine M. Chastain Lei Shao Richard J. Hendrickson Multifocal appendiceal ganglioneuroma as the presenting symptom in a patient with PTEN hamartoma syndrome Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports Ganglioneuroma Appendix Pediatric PTEN
author_facet	Katherine W. Gonzalez Jeffrey J. Dehmer Katherine M. Chastain Lei Shao Richard J. Hendrickson
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title	Multifocal appendiceal ganglioneuroma as the presenting symptom in a patient with PTEN hamartoma syndrome
title_short	Multifocal appendiceal ganglioneuroma as the presenting symptom in a patient with PTEN hamartoma syndrome
title_full	Multifocal appendiceal ganglioneuroma as the presenting symptom in a patient with PTEN hamartoma syndrome
title_fullStr	Multifocal appendiceal ganglioneuroma as the presenting symptom in a patient with PTEN hamartoma syndrome
title_full_unstemmed	Multifocal appendiceal ganglioneuroma as the presenting symptom in a patient with PTEN hamartoma syndrome
title_sort	multifocal appendiceal ganglioneuroma as the presenting symptom in a patient with pten hamartoma syndrome
publisher	Elsevier
series	Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
issn	2213-5766
publishDate	2016-08-01
description	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 discovery led to the diagnosis of PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homolog) hamartoma syndrome which had otherwise gone undiagnosed.
topic	Ganglioneuroma Appendix Pediatric PTEN
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576616300872
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Multifocal appendiceal ganglioneuroma as the presenting symptom in a patient with PTEN hamartoma syndrome

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