"Ganglioneuroma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A benign neoplasm that usually arises from the sympathetic trunk in the mediastinum. Histologic features include spindle cell proliferation (resembling a neurofibroma) and the presence of large ganglion cells. The tumor may present clinically with HORNER SYNDROME or diarrhea due to ectopic production of vasoactive intestinal peptide. (From DeVita et al., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, p966)
| Descriptor ID |
D005729
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.465.625.600.355 C04.557.470.670.355 C04.557.580.625.600.355
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| Concept/Terms |
Ganglioneuroma- Ganglioneuroma
- Ganglioneuromas
- Gangliocytoma
- Gangliocytomas
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ganglioneuroma" by people in Profiles.
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Rapid-Onset Obesity with Hypothalamic Dysfunction, Hypoventilation, and Autonomic Dysregulation (ROHHAD): exome sequencing of trios, monozygotic twins and tumours. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2015 Aug 25; 10:103.
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Gangliocytoma of the spinal cord. Neurosurgery. 2007 May; 60(5):895-900; discussion 895-900.
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MR imaging of a posterior mediastinal ganglioneuroma: fat as a useful diagnostic sign. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2005 Nov-Dec; 26(10):2658-62.
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Central pancreatectomy for the resection of benign or low malignant potential neoplasms. World J Surg. 2003 May; 27(5):595-8.
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Central pancreatectomy for a pancreatic ganglioneuroma in a patient with previous neuroblastoma. Pancreatology. 2002; 2(6):557-60.