 Ganglioneuroma
"Ganglioneuroma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A benign neoplasm that usually arises from the sympathetic trunk in the mediastinum. Histologic features include spindle cell proliferation (resembling a neurofibroma) and the presence of large ganglion cells. The tumor may present clinically with HORNER SYNDROME or diarrhea due to ectopic production of vasoactive intestinal peptide. (From DeVita et al., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, p966)
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D005729
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.465.625.600.355 C04.557.470.670.355 C04.557.580.625.600.355
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| Concept/Terms |
Ganglioneuroma- Ganglioneuroma
- Ganglioneuromas
- Gangliocytoma
- Gangliocytomas
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| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ganglioneuroma" by people in Profiles.
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Gilani A, Treece A. Choroidal Ganglioneuronal Hamartoma in Neurofibromatosis Type-1. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2018 Nov 19; 55(6):412.
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Bridenstine M, Kerr JM, Lillehei KO, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK. Cushing's disease due to mixed pituitary adenoma-gangliocytoma of the posterior pituitary gland presenting with Aspergillus sp. sinus infection. Clin Neuropathol. 2013 Sep-Oct; 32(5):377-83.
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Matthews MA, Adler BH, Arnold MA, Kumar S, Carvalho R, Besner GE. Diffuse intestinal ganglioneuromatosis in a child. J Pediatr Surg. 2013 May; 48(5):1129-33.
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