A Case of Polypoid Ganglioneuroma of the Colon.
- Author:
Byoung Wook BANG
1
;
Seok JEONG
;
Chul Hyun KIM
;
Don Haeng LEE
;
Joon Mee KIM
;
Jung Il LEE
;
Jin Woo LEE
;
Kye Sook KWON
;
Hyung Gil KIM
;
Yong Woon SHIN
;
Young Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea. inos@inha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ganglioneuroma;
Colon
- MeSH:
Adult;
Colon;
Colon, Descending;
Colonoscopy;
Female;
Ganglion Cysts;
Ganglioneuroma;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Humans;
Neural Crest;
Neurons;
Polyps;
Rectum;
SNARE Proteins;
Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2008;36(1):48-51
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A ganglioneuroma is a benign tumor composed of ganglion cells, nerve fibers, and supporting cells that originates from the neural crest. An occurrence of a ganglioneuroma is mainly along the pathway of the sympathetic chain. However, it is rare to find the lesion in the gastrointestinal tract. A ganglioneuroma of the gastrointestinal tract appears to involve predominantly the colon and rectum, but rarely involves the upper gastrointestinal tract. An intestinal ganglioneuroma is divided into three subgroups: a polypoid ganglioneuroma, ganglioneuromatous polyposis, and diffuse ganglioneuromatosis. A polypoid ganglioneuroma is not associated with systemic disease. However, ganglioneuromatous polyposis and diffuse ganglioneuromatosis are highly associated with systemic diseases. A 33-year-old woman who had no specific family history visited our institution with a complaint of abdominal discomfort. A single polyp was found incidentally in the descending colon during a colonoscopy and it was treated by snare polypectomy. The patient had no associated systemic disease and histology of the polyp revealed a ganglioneuroma. We report a patient with a polypoid ganglioneuroma of the colon.
