Intrathoracic ganglioneuroma surrounding left vertebral and subclavian arteries successfully resected by modified trapdoor thoracotomy

Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Apr;60(4):237-9. doi: 10.1007/s11748-011-0823-z. Epub 2012 Mar 28.

Abstract

Neurogenic tumors are derived from tissue of the neural crest. Most of the mediastinal neurogenic tumors occur in the posterior compartment. Extension to the cervical area and the surrounding major arteries is rare. We report a patient with a ganglioneuroma arising from the brachial plexus, extending into the cervical region, and surrounding the left vertebral and subclavian arteries. The patient underwent successful resection by modified trapdoor thoracotomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Ganglioneuroma / diagnosis
  • Ganglioneuroma / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Subclavian Artery / surgery*
  • Thoracotomy / methods*
  • Vertebral Artery / surgery*
  • Young Adult