A Dumb-bell Ganglioneuroma in the Neck of a Child.
- Author:
Jeong Wha CHU
1
;
Sung Hak KIM
;
Ki Chan LEE
;
Hoon Kap LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Child*;
Ganglioneuroma*;
Humans;
Neck*;
Spine
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1979;8(2):361-368
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Authors report a rare case of dumb-bell ganglioneuroma in the neck of a four-year-old child. The mass was in the left anterior neck and grew slowly over several years. Neurological deficits. Cervical spine X-rays showed an enlargement of intervertebral foramens and widening of interpedicular distances at lower cervical level. The surgery was performed at different stages for a total removal of the intra and extraspinal masses.
