Ganglioneuroma of the cervical sympathetic chain: A case report and review of literature

Radiol Case Rep. 2024 Sep 30;19(12):6625-6628. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2024.09.068. eCollection 2024 Dec.

Abstract

Ganglioneuromas are rare benign neurogenic tumors of the sympathetic nervous system. Its presence in the neck is relatively rare, characterized by a slow growing mass, usually asymptomatic. Its imaging findings are nonspecific and its diagnosis usually requires surgical biopsy. The treatment of choice is surgical removal. Here, we report the case of a cervical GN in a 16-years-old boy with slowly growing right cervical mass.

Keywords: Case report; Cervical masses; Ganglioneuroma; Imaging.

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