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Extradural ganglioneuroma with T1–T2 involvement mimicking spondylodiscitis: a case report and a review of the literature
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Abstract
Ganglioneuroma (GN) is a rare benign neural tumor, usually derived from the ganglia of the sympathetic system. This report describes a 36-year-old man who presented with back pain and local tenderness that closely mimicked the clinical and ima-ging findings of spondylodiskitis. However, histologic examination made the diagnosis of GN. To our knowledge, this is the first report presenting the pattern of a GN as a differential diagnosis of spondylodiskitis.
Abstract
Ganglioneuroma (GN) is a rare benign neural tumor, usually derived from the ganglia of the sympathetic system. This report describes a 36-year-old man who presented with back pain and local tenderness that closely mimicked the clinical and ima-ging findings of spondylodiskitis. However, histologic examination made the diagnosis of GN. To our knowledge, this is the first report presenting the pattern of a GN as a differential diagnosis of spondylodiskitis.
Keywords
neural crest tumor, spinal cord neoplasms, ganglioneuroma, radionuclide imaging
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Extradural ganglioneuroma with T1–T2 involvement mimicking spondylodiscitis: a case report and a review of the literature
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Article type
Case report
Pages
3-4
Published online
2016-10-14
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Keywords
neural crest tumor
spinal cord neoplasms
ganglioneuroma
radionuclide imaging
Authors
Mehdi Mogharrabi
Ramin Azarhoush
Hamid Javadi
Elahe Pirayesh
Majid Assadi
