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Medical condition
Ganglioneuroblastoma |
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Neck_mass.jpg/220px-Neck_mass.jpg) |
MRI of a ganglioneuroblastoma found in the head and neck of a 7 year old Caucasian male. |
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Neuro-oncology |
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Ganglioneuroblastoma is a variant of
neuroblastoma that is surrounded by ganglion cells.
It can be difficult to diagnose.
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Nodular ganglioneuroblastoma can be divided by prognosis.
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Neuroblastic tumors
It is contained within the neuroblastic tumors group, which includes:
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See also
References
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^ Gasparetto EL, Rosemberg S, Matushita H, Leite Cda C (June 2007).
"Ganglioneuroblastoma of the cerebellum: neuroimaging and pathological features of a case". Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 65 (2A): 338–40.
doi:
10.1590/s0004-282x2007000200029.
PMID
17607440.
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^ Peuchmaur M, d'Amore ES, Joshi VV, et al. (November 2003).
"Revision of the International Neuroblastoma Pathology Classification: confirmation of favorable and unfavorable prognostic subsets in ganglioneuroblastoma, nodular". Cancer. 98 (10): 2274–81.
doi:
10.1002/cncr.11773.
PMID
14601099.
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^ Shimada H, Ambros IM, Dehner LP, Hata J, Joshi VV, Roald B (July 1999).
"Terminology and morphologic criteria of neuroblastic tumors: recommendations by the International Neuroblastoma Pathology Committee". Cancer. 86 (2): 349–63.
doi:
10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19990715)86:2<349::aid-cncr20>3.0.co;2-y.
PMID
10421272.
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