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May 25, 2017Polish Journal of RadiologyOpen Access

Retroperitoneal Ganglioneuroma Mimicking a Kidney Tumor. Case Report

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Key result

Complete surgical resection of an incidentally discovered retroperitoneal mass in a 43-year-old man revealed a ganglioneuroma mimicking a kidney tumor.

Population

1 43-year-old male patient with an asymptomatic retroperitoneal mass mimicking a renal mass on imaging

Design

Case_report

Authors

ADAgnieszka Dąbrowska-ThingWRWojciech RogowskiRPRyszard Pacho

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Overview

Consider ganglioneuroma in differentials for incidental retroperitoneal masses; extends reported imaging mimics but leaves open preoperative diagnostic strategies.

Study Design

Type

Case Report (n=1)

Structured PICO

P
Population
A 43-year-old male patient with an incidentally discovered retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma mimicking a renal mass.
I
Intervention
Complete surgical resection
O
Outcome
Histopathological diagnosis

Retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma can mimic a renal mass on imaging and requires histopathological examination for definitive diagnosis.

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Dąbrowska-Thing et al. (2017) conducted a case report in Retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma (n=1). Complete surgical resection was evaluated on Histopathological diagnosis. Complete surgical resection of an incidentally discovered retroperitoneal mass in a 43-year-old man revealed a ganglioneuroma mimicking a kidney tumor.

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