Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회지)

The Korean Society for Head and Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회)
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A Case of Multiple Posterior Cervical Ganglioneuromas in Elderly Patient

고령의 환자에서 발생한 다발성 후경부 신경절신경종 1예

  • Lim, Sung Hwan (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Veterans Health Service Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Min A (Department of Pathology, Veterans Health Service Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Seung Woo (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Veterans Health Service Medical Center)
  • 임성환 (중앙보훈병원 이비인후과) ;
  • 김민아 (중앙보훈병원 병리과) ;
  • 김승우 (중앙보훈병원 이비인후과)
  • Received : 2019.09.04
  • Accepted : 2019.11.06
  • Published : 2019.11.30
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Abstract

Ganglioneuroma (GN) is benign neurogenic tumor arising from ganglia of the sympathetic nervous system. They are mostly found at posterior mediastinum, retroperitoneum, and adrenal gland, whereas only 1-5% occurred in the cervical region. GN usually present as a single, painless and slow-growing mass, but multiple cervical occurrences are extremely rare. An 80-year-old woman came to our clinic complained of posterior neck mass for three years. We performed surgical excision, and it was finally diagnosed as GN. We report the unique and rare disease entity with a brief literature review.

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