Retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma in an adult patient: A case report and literature review of the last decade

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1065-1067

  Papavramidis, Theodossis S ^b   Michalopoulos, Nick ^a   Georgia, Karayannopoulou ^a   Kesisoglou, Isaak ^a   Valentini, Tzioufa ^a   Georgia, Raptou ^a   Papavramidis, Spiros T ^a  

^a AHEPA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adrenal tumor; Ganglioneuroma; Retroperitoneal tumor

Indexed keywords

ENOLASE; PROTEIN S 100;

ADRENAL GLAND; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GANGLIONEUROMA; HISTOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROSCOPY; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; RETROPERITONEAL GANGLIONEUROMA; RETROPERITONEAL TUMOR;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADULT; FEMALE; GANGLIONEUROMA; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; LENGTH OF STAY; RETROPERITONEAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 70349792628     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181b2fd37     Document Type: Article

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