AN OPERATED CASE OF GANGLIONEUROMA ORIGINATING FROM THE LEFT ADRENAL MEDULLA

We experienced an operated case of left adrenal ganglioneuroma. An asymptomatic 48-year-old man was detected to have a 10×6cm mass between the spleen and left kidney by ultrasonography during a routine health care examination. Laboratory data were almost normal including sera levels of catecolamines...

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Published inNihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association) Vol. 60; no. 4; pp. 1107 - 1111
Main Authors KOBAYASHI, Akihiko, SHIMIZU, Yoshinori, MORI, Hideki, MIYAGAWA, Takayuki, FUZIOKA, Yoshihiro, TSUSHIMA, Hidefumi, KUSAKABE, Teruo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan Surgical Association 1999
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Summary:We experienced an operated case of left adrenal ganglioneuroma. An asymptomatic 48-year-old man was detected to have a 10×6cm mass between the spleen and left kidney by ultrasonography during a routine health care examination. Laboratory data were almost normal including sera levels of catecolamines. Needle biopsy under ultrasonography to obtain the definite diagnosis offered a suspicion of pheochromocytoma with class 3. The tumor with left adrenal gland was completely removed. The definite diagnosis of benign ganglioneuroma was made based on pathological findings. Ganglioneuromas present difficulty in preoperative diagnosis even though several examinations including needle biopsy are performed. Further studies to make the definite diagnosis of the disease would be necessary.
ISSN:1345-2843
1882-5133
DOI:10.3919/jjsa.60.1107