Korean J Head Neck Oncol.
2019 Nov;35(2):67-70. 10.21593/kjhno/2019.35.2.67.
A Case of Multiple Posterior Cervical Ganglioneuromas in Elderly Patient
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Veterans Health Service Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. entzzang1020@daum.net
- 2Department of Pathology, Veterans Health Service Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 2469239
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.21593/kjhno/2019.35.2.67
Abstract
- Ganglioneuroma (GN) is benign neurogenic tumor arising from ganglia of the sympathetic nervous system. They are mostly found at posterior mediastinum, retroperitoneum, and adrenal gland, whereas only 1-5% occurred in the cervical region. GN usually present as a single, painless and slow-growing mass, but multiple cervical occurrences are extremely rare. An 80-year-old woman came to our clinic complained of posterior neck mass for three years. We performed surgical excision, and it was finally diagnosed as GN. We report the unique and rare disease entity with a brief literature review.
